Combined micro-proppant and supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) fracturing in shale gas reservoirs: A review
The poor proppant-carrying capacity of SC-CO 2 fracturing (SCF) negates its potential
advantages for the exploitation of deep unconventional gas reservoirs over traditional water …
advantages for the exploitation of deep unconventional gas reservoirs over traditional water …
A review of experimental studies on the proppant settling in hydraulic fractures
The hike of hydraulic fracturing in North America and beyond leads to significantly enhanced
hydrocarbon production especially in low-permeability geological formations. Proppant …
hydrocarbon production especially in low-permeability geological formations. Proppant …
A comprehensive review of proppant embedment in shale reservoirs: Experimentation, modeling and future prospects
A Katende, L O'Connell, A Rich, J Rutqvist… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review on the application of proppants to maintain
fracture permeability over the lifetime of a well based on published observations from …
fracture permeability over the lifetime of a well based on published observations from …
Recent progress on the discrete element method simulations for powder transport systems: A review
Q Shi, M Sakai - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Powder transport systems are ubiquitous in various industries, where they can encounter
single powder flow, two-phase flow with solids carried by gas or liquid, and gas–solid–liquid …
single powder flow, two-phase flow with solids carried by gas or liquid, and gas–solid–liquid …
[HTML][HTML] Micro-proppant placement in hydraulic and natural fracture stimulation in unconventional reservoirs: A review
Tight hydrocarbon reservoirs require stimulation to improve the recovery of oil and gas
resources. Hydraulic fracturing is a technique extensively employed in the oil and gas …
resources. Hydraulic fracturing is a technique extensively employed in the oil and gas …
Experimental investigation of proppant transport in hydraulically fractured wells using supercritical CO2
Supercritical CO 2 fracturing is a promising waterless stimulation technology, and pumping
proppant during fracturing is an essential part of the frac job design to obtain a high …
proppant during fracturing is an essential part of the frac job design to obtain a high …
Hydrocarbon recovery: Optimized CFD-DEM modeling of proppant transport in rough rock fractures
Proppant distribution in rough rock fractures is a key factor in the evaluation of the
effectiveness of a hydraulic fracturing operation. This paper focuses on the study of how …
effectiveness of a hydraulic fracturing operation. This paper focuses on the study of how …
Impact of reservoir, fracturing fluid and proppant characteristics on proppant crushing and embedment in sandstone formations
Hydraulic fracturing is regarded as an effective tool to stimulate the reservoir and ensure
economic production of gas. The process of exploitation of these resources is largely …
economic production of gas. The process of exploitation of these resources is largely …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the stability and volumetric flowback rate of proppant packs in hydraulic fractures using the lattice Boltzmann-discrete element coupling method
The stability and mobility of proppant packs in hydraulic fractures during hydrocarbon
production are numerically investigated by the lattice Boltzmann-discrete element coupling …
production are numerically investigated by the lattice Boltzmann-discrete element coupling …
Numerical simulation of proppant transport coupled with multi-planar-3D hydraulic fracture propagation for multi-cluster fracturing
M Chen, T Guo, Y Zou, S Zhang, Z Qu - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
A proppant transport simulator coupled with multi-planar 3D (multi-PL3D) fracture
propagation has been developed to examine the proppant distribution among multiple …
propagation has been developed to examine the proppant distribution among multiple …