Fully coupled modeling of two-phase fluid flow and geomechanics in ultra-deep natural gas reservoirs

W Shen, T Ma, X Li, B Sun, Y Hu, J Xu - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Efficiently and accurately understanding the fluid flow behavior in ultra-deep natural gas
reservoirs is very challenging due to the complex geological environment and the intricate …

Experimental investigation on the breakdown behaviours of sandstone due to liquid nitrogen fracturing

C Cai, Z Tao, K Ren, S Liu, Y Yang, Y Feng… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Liquid nitrogen (LN) fracturing is an efficient technology for the development of
unconventional gas resources. Due to continuous injection of cryogenic LN, the reservoir …

Simulated annealing algorithm-based inversion model to interpret flow rate profiles and fracture parameters for horizontal wells in unconventional gas reservoirs

H Luo, Y Li, H Li, X Cui, Z Chen - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
With the increasing application of distributed temperature sensing (DTS) in downhole
monitoring for multifractured horizontal wells (MFHWs), well performance interpretation by …

Simulating two-phase flow and geomechanical deformation in fractured karst reservoirs based on a coupled hydro-mechanical model

L Liu, Z Huang, J Yao, Q Lei, Y Di, YS Wu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two-phase flow in fractured and karstified porous media subject to coupled hydro-
mechanical conditions is an important issue for oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs …

Analysis of fracture interference–coupling of flow and geomechanical computations with discrete fracture modeling using MRST

J Chen, Z Xu, JY Leung - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A new discrete fracture model (DFM) is implemented in the MATLAB Reservoir Simulation
Toolbox (MRST)–an open-source reservoir simulation software–to couple flow and …

Coupled flow/geomechanics modeling of interfracture water injection to enhance oil recovery in tight reservoirs

Y Liu, L Liu, JY Leung, K Wu, G Moridis - SPE Journal, 2021 - onepetro.org
Unconventional tight reservoirs that are typically characterized by low permeability and low
porosity have contributed significantly to the global hydrocarbon production in recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of low-frequency distributed acoustic sensing signals in hydraulic fracturing stimulation–A coupled flow-geomechanical simulation approach

J Chen, JY Leung, M van der Baan - Geomechanics for Energy and the …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-frequency distributed acoustic sensing (LF-DAS) is one of the promising diagnostic
techniques for detecting and characterizing hydraulic fractures. LF-DAS signals can capture …

Investigation and prediction of thermal cracking and permeability enhancement in ultra-low permeability rocks by in-situ thermal stimulation

Z Wei, JJ Sheng - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal cracking in rocks can cause a significant increase in permeability, which is of great
significance for enhancing the oil recovery of ultra-low permeability reservoirs. To evaluate …

An efficient inversion method to interpret distributed temperature measurement of horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs

K Zuo, J Yang, H Luo, H Li, Y Xiang, Y Li… - Petroleum Science …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In order to obtain accurate production profile and fracture parameters of horizontal wells in
shale gas reservoir from distributed temperature sensing (DTS) data, an efficient inversion …

Mechanistic study of cyclic water injection to enhance oil recovery in tight reservoirs with fracture deformation hysteresis

L Liu, Y Liu, J Yao, Z Huang - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
As an effective enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique in tight reservoirs, cyclic water
injection has been extensively studied recently. However, very few studies have considered …