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 …

In the last decade, numerous approaches, eg, analytical and semi-analytical pressure
solutions, production decline curve, reservoir-scale numerical models, have been used to …

Abstract Analysis of flowback data, gathered immediately after fracture stimulation, can be
performed to understand the fluid flow physics, investigate flow regimes, and obtain early …

Proppant embedment, which occurs at depths in rock formations, is a key proppant
downhole mechanism which can result in rapid decline in hydrocarbon production. The …

Significant conductivity losses of both propped hydraulic fractures and unpropped natural
fractures are widely observed by laboratory experiments and field studies in shale‐gas …

More accurate characterization and prediction of the in-situ distribution of fracturing fluid in
fractured reservoirs are needed for enhancing well productivity. In this study, an implicit …

A robust and generic semi-analytical model with the capture of dynamic fracture behaviors
under long-term pumping rate condition is developed for transient flow analysis in this four …

Hydraulic fracturing has been widely used to exploit unconventional oil and gas resources
for decades. The fracture closure during flowback and early production may be …

It is widely known that only a small fraction of the water injected during hydraulic fracturing is
recovered during the flowback period. The water that remains in the reservoir is believed to …

Many stimulated shale‐gas wells experience surprisingly low fracturing‐fluid recoveries.
Fracture closure, gravity segregation, proppant distribution, and shut‐in (soaking) time have …