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Microscopic Analysis of Natural Fracture Properties in Organic-Rich Continental Shale Oil Reservoirs: A Case Study from the Lower Jurassic in the Sichuan Basin, China

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Natural fractures are of paramount importance in storing carbon in shale oil reservoirs, where ultra-low porosity and permeability necessitate their essentiality for enhanced oil recovery.
Xuefeng Bai, Saipeng Huang, Xiandong Wang, Zhiguo Wang, Youzhi Wang, Weiqi Ma, Yanping Zhu, Mengdi Sun, Bo Liu, Xiaofei Fu, Lijuan Cheng, Likai Cui, Yudong Hou   +12 more
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Hydraulic fracturing induced casing shear deformation and a prediction model of casing deformation

Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2021
To study the casing deformation (CD) in shale gas well fracturing caused by natural fracture slip, a fracture face stress model is built based on stress analysis, and a CD prediction model is established based on complex function to analyze factors ...
Qianli LU, Zhuang LIU, Jianchun GUO, Le HE, Yanchao LI, Ji ZENG, Shan REN   +6 more
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Numerical Investigation of Influence of Fluid Rate, Fluid Viscosity, Perforation Angle and NF on HF Re-Orientation in Heterogeneous Rocks Using UDEC T-W Method

Machines, 2022
Numerical simulation is very useful for understanding the hydraulic fracture (HF) re-orientation mechanism from artificial weaknesses. In this paper, the UDEC T-W (Trigon–Weibull distribution) modeling method is adopted to simulate the hydraulic ...
Shuai Zhang, Jinhai Xu, Liang Chen, Mingwei Zhang, Takashi Sasaoka, Hideki Shimada, Haiyang He   +6 more
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Natural Fractures in Carbonate Basement Reservoirs of the Jizhong Sub-Basin, Bohai Bay Basin, China: Key Aspects Favoring Oil Production

Energies, 2020
Analysis of natural fractures is essential for understanding the heterogeneity of basement reservoirs with carbonate rocks since natural fractures significantly control key attributes such as porosity and permeability.
Guoping Liu, Lianbo Zeng, Chunyuan Han, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Wenya Lyu, Qiqi Wang, Jiangwei Zhu, Fengxiang Hou   +7 more
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Simulation of the interactions between multiple hydraulic fractures and natural fracture network based on Discrete Element Method numerical modeling

Energy Science & Engineering, 2020
Obtaining the most Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV) by forming a complex fracture network is the prerequisite for shale gas hydraulic fracturing. In this paper, a coupled DFN–DEM model is presented based on a realistic discrete fracture network from ...
Yumei Li
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Simulation Study on Interactive Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures and Natural Fractures in Shale Oil Reservoir

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Natural fractures are developed in the shale oil reservoir, and the hydraulic fracture (HF) morphology is complex. The fracture shape can be inverted by using fracture propagation numerical simulation technology, which provides guidance for fracturing ...
Fuchun Tian, Fuchun Tian, Yan Jin, Lin Shi, Ziyuan Cong, Yuwei Li   +5 more
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The propagation behavior of hydraulic fracture network in a reservoir with cemented natural fractures

Energy Science & Engineering, 2023
There are still some problems in the study of hydraulic fracture (HF) network evolution in cemented naturally fractured reservoirs, such as microseismic mapping showing exaggerated stimulated reservoir volume in some cases. In addition, the dominant role
Haoyu Zhang, Junbin Chen, Zhengyan Zhao, Ziyan Li, Xiangrong Nie   +4 more
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Optimization of fracturing cluster spacing of horizontal wells with natural fractures: taking Jimusar shale oil as an example

Shenzhen Daxue xuebao. Ligong ban, 2022
Jimusar national continental shale oil demonstration zone is located in the east of Junggar Basin of China, which is rich in shale oil resources and great development potential. In the large-segment and multi-cluster fracturing test, in order to optimize
HE Xiaodong, ZHANG Jingchen, WANG Junchao, LI Heng, CHEN Xi, GUO Xiaodong   +5 more
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Numerical Study on the Use of Alternating Injection Hydraulic Fracturing Technology to Optimize the Interaction Between Hydraulic Fracture and Natural Fracture

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Hydraulic fracturing is a key technology for shale gas production. Activating the natural fracture (NF) system in shale reservoirs and forming a complex fracture network can greatly improve the effect of fracturing.
Yang Yang, Lingzhi Xie, Lingzhi Xie, Bo He, Peng Zhao   +4 more
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Techniques for improving fracture-controlled stimulated reservoir volume in ultra-deep fractured tight reservoirs: A case study of Kuqa piedmont clastic reservoirs, Tarim Basin, NW China

Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2022
Based on analysis of the reasons for low efficiency and low production after fracturing of some wells in the ultra-deep fractured tight reservoirs of the Kuqa piedmont zone, Tarim Basin and the matching relationship between the in-situ stress field and ...
Qun LEI, Zhanwei YANG, Dingwei WENG, Hongtao LIU, Baoshan GUAN, Bo CAI, Haifeng FU, Zhaolong LIU, Yaoyao DUAN, Tiancheng LIANG, Zeyuan MA   +10 more
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