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Hydraulic fracturing propagation mechanism during shale gas reservoir stimulation through horizontal well
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Ma, T and Wu, Q and Tang, C and Liu, HY, Hydraulic fracturing propagation mechanism during shale gas reservoir stimulation through horizontal well, Tehnicki Vjesnik, 23, (2) pp. 477-490. ISSN 1330-3651 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 Tehnicki Vjesnik
DOI: doi:10.17559/TV-20151216024823
Abstract
The fracture pattern of rock mass in shale gas reservoirs is one of the main factors affecting the efficiency of hydraulic fracturing. In this paper, physical experiments and numerical modelling were conducted to systematically investigate the effect of the in-situ stress and perforation angle on the hydraulic fracture initiation pressure and location, fracture propagation, and fracture pattern in a horizontal well drilled by Sinopec Corp. in Luojia area of Shengli Oilfield. A total of six different in-situ stress combinations and eight different perforation angles were considered for the stratified rock mass during the hydraulic fracturing. A summary of the fracture initiations and propagation, and the final fracture patterns induced by the hydraulic fracturing in the stratified rock masses reveals that, for the stratified rock masses with the same perforation angle, the larger the in-situ stress ratio (i.e. lower maximum horizontal principal stress when the vertical stress remains constant) is, the lower hydraulic pressure is required for hydraulic fracturing initiation and propagation. Moreover, it is found that, for the stratified rock mass under the same stress ratio, the hydraulic fracturing pressure in the case with a perforation angle of 30° is higher than that in all other cases. Furthermore, it is noted that the effect of the stratification on the hydraulic fracturing becomes weaker with the in-situ stress ratio increasing. It is finally concluded that the results from this study can provide important theoretical guidance for improving the hydraulic fracturing design in order to ensure the effective shale gas reservoir stimulations.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | fracture pattern, horizontal wall, hydraulic fracturing, in-situ stress, perforation angle |
Research Division: | Engineering |
Research Group: | Civil engineering |
Research Field: | Civil geotechnical engineering |
Objective Division: | Construction |
Objective Group: | Construction processes |
Objective Field: | Civil construction processes |
UTAS Author: | Liu, HY (Dr Hong Liu) |
ID Code: | 111790 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | Engineering |
Deposited On: | 2016-10-07 |
Last Modified: | 2017-06-27 |
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