[HTML][HTML] Advances and challenges in hydraulic fracturing of tight reservoirs: A critical review
The hydraulic fracturing technology has been widely utilized to extract tight resources.
Hydraulic fracturing involves rock failures, complex fracture generation, proppant transport …
Hydraulic fracturing involves rock failures, complex fracture generation, proppant transport …
A comprehensive review of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs: Experimental, numerical, and field aspects
The physics of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs is of great interest to the oil and gas
industry; nevertheless, the outcomes are controversial. This study provides a comprehensive …
industry; nevertheless, the outcomes are controversial. This study provides a comprehensive …
A visual experimental study on proppants transport in rough vertical fractures
The roughness of fractures may play an important role in affecting the migration and
placement of proppants during hydraulic fracturing operations. A series of proppant flow …
placement of proppants during hydraulic fracturing operations. A series of proppant flow …
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 …
Effect of roughness on fluid flow and solute transport in a single fracture: A review of recent developments, current trends, and future research
J Lee, T Babadagli - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Difficulties encountered in describing fracture flow using classical fluid flow equations has
led to extensive studies of the roughness effect on fracture flow over the past 70 years …
led to extensive studies of the roughness effect on fracture flow over the past 70 years …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation on proppant migration and placement within the rough and complex fractures
TK Guo, ZL Luo, J Zhou, YZ Gong, CL Dai, J Tang… - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing is a key technology for the development of unconventional hydrocarbon
resources. The proppant placement morphology determines the fracture conductivity, thus …
resources. The proppant placement morphology determines the fracture conductivity, thus …
Experimental study of fluid-particle flow characteristics in a rough fracture
Rough fractures can significantly affect particle-fluid flow in a stratum, but particle transport
characteristics are still not fully understood. This paper proposes a novel method to combine …
characteristics are still not fully understood. This paper proposes a novel method to combine …
Visual lab tests: Proppant transportation in a 3D printed vertical hydraulic fracture with two-sided rough surfaces
An effective proppant placement in a hydraulic fracture system is the key to increasing the
gas production of unconventional reservoirs. The fracture surfaces are generally rough …
gas production of unconventional reservoirs. The fracture surfaces are generally rough …
Effect of injection parameters on proppant transport in rough vertical fractures: An experimental analysis on visual models
The understanding of proppant flow through fractures is critical in evaluating the
performance of hydraulic fracturing operations. As a continuation of our experimental efforts …
performance of hydraulic fracturing operations. As a continuation of our experimental efforts …
Quantitative and visual analysis of proppant transport in rough fractures
The consensus reached in the literature is that the roughness of fractures plays a crucial role
on proppant transport affecting the aperture sustainability and conductivity of hydraulic …
on proppant transport affecting the aperture sustainability and conductivity of hydraulic …