A comprehensive review on the flow behaviour in shale gas reservoirs: Multi‐scale, multi‐phase, and multi‐physics

D Feng, Z Chen, K Wu, J Li, X Dong… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An accurate description of fluid flow is critical for the prediction of the productivity of shale
gas reservoirs. In this paper, we present the current advances and a systematic summary on …

Three-dimensional projection-based embedded discrete-fracture model for compositional simulation of fractured reservoirs

O Olorode, B Wang, HU Rashid - SPE Journal, 2020 - onepetro.org
Most unconventional oil and gas reservoirs are known to have several natural fractures in
different orientations, which are consistent with the prevailing stresses when they were …

Numerical simulation of two-phase heat and mass transfer in fractured reservoirs based on projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM)

X Rao, L Xin, Y He, X Fang, R Gong, F Wang… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract pEDFM is a newly developed numerical simulation framework for mass transfer in
fractured reservoirs, and this paper aims to study the application of the pEDFM framework to …

Study on improved efficiency of induced fracture in gas hydrate reservoir depressurization development

Y Bai, MA Clarke, J Hou, Y Liu, N Lu, E Zhao, H Xu… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The existence of solid hydrate in porous media always greatly reduces the relative
permeability, which limits the development of hydrate reservoirs. Therefore, to recover the …

Full composition numerical simulation of CO2 utilization process in shale reservoir using projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM) considering …

Z Jia, L Cheng, H Feng, R Cao, P Jia, B Pu… - Gas Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) injection for shale oil production is a promising CCUS (Carbon
dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage) technique, which achieves the synergistic effect of …

Evaluation of CO2 sequestration capacity in complex-boundary-shape shale gas reservoirs using projection-based embedded discrete fracture model (pEDFM)

H Liu, X Rao, H Xiong - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical model based on the projection-based embedded discrete
fracture model (pEDFM) to appraise CO 2 sequestration capacity in shale gas reservoirs …

An upwind generalized finite difference method for meshless solution of two-phase porous flow equations

X Rao, Y Liu, H Zhao - Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper makes the first attempt to apply newly developed upwind GFDM for the meshless
solution of two-phase porous flow equations. In the presented method, node cloud is used to …

基于多变量小样本的渗流代理模型及产量预测方法

曹冲, 程林松, 张向阳, 贾品, 时俊杰 - 力学学报, 2021 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
多孔介质渗流过程中存在的多尺度, 多变量, 多物理场耦合的非线性渗流问题给复杂渗流机理的
表征及数学模型求解提出了巨大的挑战, 综合考虑地下多孔介质耦合渗流过程中关键力学问题的 …

Artificial-neural-network (ANN) based proxy model for performances forecast and inverse project design of water huff-n-puff technology

X Rao, H Zhao, Q Deng - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Water huff-n-puff is an effective improved oil recovery (IOR) technology for tight or low-
permeability reservoirs which are developed by fractured horizontal wells. This paper trains …

An efficient 3D cell-based discrete fracture-matrix flow model for digitally captured fracture networks

L Sun, M Li, A Abdelaziz, X Tang, Q Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Complex hydraulic fracture networks are critical for enhancing permeability in
unconventional reservoirs and mining industries. However, accurately simulating the fluid …