Proppant embedment, which occurs at depths in rock formations, is a key proppant
downhole mechanism which can result in rapid decline in hydrocarbon production. The …

Proppant crushing, a major proppant failure mechanism, occurs in geothermal energy and
oil/gas stimulation production stages when the level of net stress exerted on the proppant …

Hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal energy exploitation is essential to meet the energy demand
and achieve low-carbon solutions. Creation of complex fracture networks in HDR by …

Proppant crushing and embedment in hydraulically-induced fractures is a major drawback to
the recovery of unconventional oil/gas and geothermal energy production. This study …

For the sake of weakening the influence of crystal transformation of SiO 2 in the cooling
process on the properties of proppants, a new research method was explored by preparing …

Hydraulic fractures in enhanced geothermal system (EGS) are main channels for
geothermal exploitation from hot dry rock. However, due to the in-situ stress and chemical …

The enhancement of fracture conductivity is vital for the efficient recovery of subsurface
resources, such as geothermal energy and petroleum hydrocarbons. Proppants, granular …

The costs associated with the development of geothermal wells is a major barrier toward the
exploitation of geothermal resources, hence energy extraction from abandoned wells is …

Iterative ensemble smoothers (IES) are among the popular reservoir data assimilation (RDA)
algorithms for reservoir characterization. The actual deployment of an IES algorithm requires …