A review of hydraulic fracturing simulation

B Chen, BR Barboza, Y Sun, J Bai, HR Thomas… - … Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Along with horizontal drilling techniques, multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has improved shale
gas production significantly in past decades. In order to understand the mechanism of …

Effect of fracture geometry, topology and connectivity on energy recovery from enhanced geothermal systems

M Cao, MM Sharma - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal wells is now being used to tap
geothermal energy from naturally fractured reservoirs. Fully grid-based numerical models …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical characteristics and reservoir stimulation mechanisms of the Gulong shale oil reservoirs, the northern Songliao Basin

SW Meng, JP Tao, TJ Li, DX Li, SL Wang, L Yang… - Petroleum Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Shale oil of the Qingshankou Formation of the Gulong Sag, the northern Songliao Basin,
represents the first attempt at large-scale development of pure-shale-type shale oil in China …

Phase-field simulation of hydraulic fracturing with a revised fluid model and hybrid solver

B Chen, Y Sun, BR Barboza, AR Barron, C Li - Engineering Fracture …, 2020 - Elsevier
With an intrinsic advantage in describing complex fracture networks, the phase field method
has demonstrated promising potential for the simulation of hydraulic fracturing processes in …

页岩气高效开采的可压裂度和射孔簇间距预测

王涛, 柳占立, 庄茁 - 力学学报, 2022 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
页岩储层的可压裂性是影响页岩气产量的关键因素. 本文基于断裂力学理论,
以高围压下岩石层理弱面的剪切破坏为主要研究对象, 依据岩石抗拉强度和层理弱面抗剪强度的 …

An efficient model of simulating fracture propagation and energy recovery from naturally fractured reservoirs: effect of fracture geometry, topology and connectivity

M Cao, M Sharma - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference …, 2023 - onepetro.org
A combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal wells is now being used to tap
geothermal energy from naturally fractured reservoirs. Fully grid-based numerical models …

Propagation of a plane strain hydraulic fracture with a fluid lag in permeable rock

B Chen, AR Barron, DRJ Owen… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Based on the KGD scheme, this paper investigates, with both analytical and numerical
approaches, the propagation of a hydraulic fracture with a fluid lag in permeable rock. On …

A study of Hydraulic fracture propagation in laminated shale using extended finite element method

Y Deng, Y Xia, D Wang, Y Jin - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Layered stacking structures, also known as laminations, are characteristic features of shale
formations. These laminations with varying properties significantly influence the propagation …

Fracturing degree and prediction of perforation cluster spacing for efficient exploitation of shale gas

W Tao, L Zhanli, Z Zhuo - Chinese Journal of Theoretical and …, 2022 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
The fracturing property of shale reservoirs is a key factor affecting shale gas production.
Based on fracture mechanics theory, taking the shear failure of rock bedding weak plane …

[PDF][PDF] An optimized perforation clusters spacing model based on the frictional shale layer's debonding

T Wang, X Ye, ZL Liu, Y Gao… - Science China. Physics …, 2019 - researchgate.net
The success of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas recovery has motivated much research
interest in understanding the underlying mechanisms [1-3]. When hydraulic fractures (HFs) …