Review of fracturing techniques (microwaves, high-voltage pulses, and cryogenic fluids) for application as access creation method in low-permeability hard rocks for …
Rising mining costs and fewer high-grade ore deposits have necessitated a search for
alternative methods for the recovery of metals from deposits that are no longer economically …
alternative methods for the recovery of metals from deposits that are no longer economically …
[HTML][HTML] Geomechanical Perspectives and Reviews on the Development and Evolution of Cross-Scale Discontinuities in the Earth's Crust: Patterns, Mechanisms and …
Abstract Knowledge concerning the development and evolution of cross-scale
discontinuities, such as crevasses, joints, dikes, and faults, caused by crust movement and …
discontinuities, such as crevasses, joints, dikes, and faults, caused by crust movement and …
Thermally induced fracturing in hot dry rock environments-Laboratory studies
Y Lu, M Cha - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
In enhanced geothermal system (EGS) wells, where strong thermal gradients exist, hydraulic
fracturing is the apparent driver for creating permeability in the reservoirs. Thermal effects …
fracturing is the apparent driver for creating permeability in the reservoirs. Thermal effects …
[HTML][HTML] Enhance liquid nitrogen fracturing performance on hot dry rock by cyclic injection
Producing complex fracture networks in a safe way plays a critical role in the hot dry rock
(HDR) geothermal energy exploitation. However, conventional hydraulic fracturing (HF) …
(HDR) geothermal energy exploitation. However, conventional hydraulic fracturing (HF) …
Initial temperature conduction process and fracture response of rock impacted by ultra-low-temperature fluid: A case study of polymethyl methacrylate
Q Li, Y Li, D Song, XX Guo, H Wang, C Wang… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Injecting ultra-low-temperature fluids, such as liquid carbon dioxide (CO 2) and liquid
nitrogen (LN 2), into deep, low-permeability reservoirs for fracturing is an emerging …
nitrogen (LN 2), into deep, low-permeability reservoirs for fracturing is an emerging …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of cryogenic treatment of Karaganda coal samples
L Wang, N Yessenbayev, X Yan, I Sarmalayev… - Petroleum …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Karaganda Coal Basin bears the largest undeveloped reserve of coalbed methane
(CBM) in Kazakhstan, which lacks water resources for implementing large-volume hydraulic …
(CBM) in Kazakhstan, which lacks water resources for implementing large-volume hydraulic …
Cryogenic Fracture Proliferation from Boreholes under Stresses
Cryogenic fracturing has been explored in recent years as a waterless fracturing method for
well stimulation to avoid issues encountered in water-based hydraulic fracturing. Cryogenic …
well stimulation to avoid issues encountered in water-based hydraulic fracturing. Cryogenic …
Microstructural Characteristics of Damaged Hot Dry Rock Flow Network Stimulated by Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen Shock
Hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal development faces challenges due to the difficulty of
stimulating fluid flow and heat-exchange fracture channels within deep, low-porosity, and …
stimulating fluid flow and heat-exchange fracture channels within deep, low-porosity, and …
Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Pore-Fracture Network Development and Enhanced Seepage Heat Transfer in Hot Dry Rock Stimulated by Temperature Shock …
Hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal is a sustainable and clean energy source. However, its
development progress is hindered by creating seepage channels in deep reservoirs with …
development progress is hindered by creating seepage channels in deep reservoirs with …
Cyclic LN2 Treatment of Coal Samples from Coal Basin in Kazakhstan
In recent years liquid nitrogen (LN2) fracturing technology has been investigated as a
promising stimulating technique in coalbed methane (CBM) development. Using the …
promising stimulating technique in coalbed methane (CBM) development. Using the …