Study of multi-size proppant breakage mechanism under deep reservoir conditions for enhanced geothermal system development [PDF]
Scientific ReportsProppant breakage is a significant concern in fracturing treatments in deep reservoirs, reducing the efficiency of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS).
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Proppant embedding-based optimal design method for fracturing coalbed methane wells in Qingshui basin [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFracturing design needs to consider the effect of proppant embedding as the production decreases rapidly due to proppant embedding after fracturing of coalbed methane wells.
Zhengrong Chen, Wei Liu
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A Comprehensive Review of Multifunctional Proppants [PDF]
ACS OmegaHydraulic fracturing technology is a crucial method for enhancing the production and recovery rates of unconventional oil and gas wells. In this process, proppants, as key materials, directly influence the effectiveness of the fracturing operation, thus attracting widespread attention. With the continuous development of hydraulic fracturing technology,
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Progress of Polymer Application in Coated Proppant and Ultra-Low Density Proppant
Polymers, 2022 Design, synthesis and application of low-density proppant (LDP) are of great significance for efficient and clean exploitation of low permeability oil and gas. On the basis of a brief introduction of hydraulic fracturing and the application of traditional proppants, this review systematically summarized the polymer application progress in LDP ...
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Study on the Deformation and Stability of Proppant Column in High-Conductivity Channel Fracturing
Geofluids, 2022 The nonlinear constitutive model of the proppant column was established through laboratory experiments on the stability of the proppant column. Based on reservoir geomechanics and the finite element method, a fracture-proppant column interaction model ...
Ming Wang, Feng Zhang, Hanxiang Wang
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Coupled Hydraulic Fracture and Proppant Transport Simulation
Energies, 2020 This paper focuses on the study of proppant transport mechanisms in fractures during frac-packing operation. A multi-module, numerical proppant, reservoir and geomechanics simulator has been developed, which improves the current numerical modeling ...
Morteza Roostaei +3 more
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Migration and distribution of complex fracture proppant in shale reservoir volume fracturing
Natural Gas Industry B, 2018 In this paper, a large-scale experimental system was established to identify the migration and distribution laws of complex fracture proppant in shale reservoir volume fracturing.
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Experimental Study on Fracturing Fracture Deformation Mechanism of Shale Reservoir
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 After large-scale sand fracturing of horizontal wells in shale gas reservoir, fracturing fractures will deform in the production process. However, fracture deformation will lead to the decrease in fracture conductivity and then cause the decrease of gas ...
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Investigation on Proppant Placement in Hydraulic Fractures Based on CFD-DEM
Shiyou jixie, 2023 In order to optimize the transport performance of proppant in shale gas reservoirs, the computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method(CFD-DEM)was used to numerically simulate medium-sized rectangular fractures, with gravity, buoyancy, and particle-
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Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 Efficient development of deep tight reservoirs in the southern margin of the Junggar Basin requires stimulation technology, and effective propped hydraulic fractures are the key to successful stimulation.
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