Study on the pump schedule impact in hydraulic fracturing of unconventional reservoirs on proppant transport law

M Lv, T Guo, X Jia, D Wen, M Chen, Y Wang, Z Qu… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In unconventional reservoir hydraulic fracturing, using a pump schedule with proppant
concentration constant (PCC) instead of the proppant concentration stepwise increasing …

Recent Developments on In-Situ Generated Proppants for Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: A Critical Review

MR Krishnan, W Li, B Alharbi, E Alsharaeh - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is well-known that pre-formed solid proppant-laden fracturing fluid causes severe abrasion
to the fracturing equipment and severely shortens its service life. Besides, leak-off of the …

Research and application of the low-damage temperature-controlled phase change temporary plugging agent

JB Li, ZF Luo, HR Fu, NL Zhang, J He, CZ Yan… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultra-deep dense sandstone reservoirs are characterized by high stress, large stress
difference, high temperature, etc. Compared with conventional fracturing techniques …

Simulation of wellbore pipe flow in oil production engineering: Offshore concentric double-tube CO2-assisted superheated steam wellbore during SAGD process of …

X Zhang, J Shi, R Zhao, G Ma, Z Li, X Wang, J Zhang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy oil reservoirs are widely distributed around the world and play an important role in
offshore oil and gas development. For heavy oil reservoirs, industrial productivity can only …

Liquid–Solid Phase-Change Autogenous Proppant Fracturing Fluid─ Phase-Change Behavior Research and Field Application

Y Chen, Y Sang, J Guo, J Yang, W Chen, B Tang… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydraulic fracturing is an important technology for the stimulation of oil and gas reservoirs. In
recent years, a new technology called self-generated proppant fracturing that abandons the …

Coupled THMC model-based prediction of hydraulic fracture geometry and size under self-propping phase-transition fracturing

N Zhang, F Liu, L Jiang, P Mo, J Xiao, Q Song… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Self-Propping Phase-transition Fracturing Technology (SPFT) represents a
novel and environmentally friendly approach for a cost-effective and efficient development of …

[HTML][HTML] Two-phase flow thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling for a water flooding field case

Y Liu, F Zhang, D Weng, H Liang, C He… - Rock Mechanics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Simulation of subsurface energy system involves multi-physical processes such as thermal,
hydraulical, and mechanical (THM) processes, and requires a so-called THM coupled …

Effects of phase-transition heat on fracture temperature in self-propping phase-transition fracturing technology

N Zhang, LIU Fushen, L Jiang, LUO Zhifeng… - Petroleum Exploration …, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermal flux curve of phase-transition fluid (PF) was tested using differential scanning
calorimetry, based on which a reaction kinetics model was established to reflect the …

Research on Flow Patterns of Two-Phase Fracturing Fluid in Hydraulic Fracture Considering the Fluid Leak-off

Y Chen, J Li, Q Song, C Bu, K Ye, F He, Z Lv… - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
In in situ-generated proppant fracturing technology without proppant injection, the
distribution of the flow pattern of two-phase fracturing fluid in the fracture determines the …

Study and application of temporary plugging agent for temporary plugging acid fracturing in ultra-deep wells of Penglai gas field

Y Wang, Y Fan, W Chen - Frontiers in Physics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The burial depth of Penglai gas field reservoir in the Sichuan Basin of China exceeds 7,000
m, and the reservoir temperature is 160° C. Penglai gas field belongs to the fractured …