Hydraulic fracturing and enhanced recovery in shale reservoirs: theoretical analysis to engineering applications

H Yu, WL Xu, B Li, HW Huang, M Micheal… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Shale reservoirs are extensively exploited using hydraulic fracturing, which forms multiple
cracks that connect with the existing natural fractures to create a continuous path for the gas …

A review of analytical and semi-analytical fluid flow models for ultra-tight hydrocarbon reservoirs

W Wang, D Fan, G Sheng, Z Chen, Y Su - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decade, numerous approaches, eg, analytical and semi-analytical pressure
solutions, production decline curve, reservoir-scale numerical models, have been used to …

Using nanofluids to control fines migration for oil recovery: Nanofluids co-injection or nanofluids pre-flush?-A comprehensive answer

B Yuan, RG Moghanloo, W Wang - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive study to evaluate and optimize the effectiveness of
nanofluids to both prevent fines migration and enhance oil recovery using different utilization …

A new fractal approach for describing induced-fracture porosity/permeability/compressibility in stimulated unconventional reservoirs

G Sheng, Y Su, W Wang - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) with complex induced-fracture governs dominant
flow rates in unconventional reservoirs. The induced-fracture spacing and aperture greatly …

Waterless fracturing technologies for unconventional reservoirs-opportunities for liquid nitrogen

L Wang, B Yao, M Cha, NB Alqahtani… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2016 - Elsevier
During the past two decades, hydraulic fracturing has significantly improved oil and gas
production from shale and tight sandstone reservoirs in the United States and elsewhere …

Surface characteristics and permeability enhancement of shale fractures due to water and supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing

Y Jia, Y Lu, D Elsworth, Y Fang, J Tang - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is an alternative working fluid to water for hydraulic fracturing in shale
reservoirs. It offers advantages as a substitute for the use of large quantities of potable water …

A fully coupled multidomain and multiphysics model for evaluation of shale gas extraction

W Li, J Liu, J Zeng, YK Leong, D Elsworth, J Tian, L Li - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Creating a stimulated reservoir domain (SRD) is a necessity to effectively extract natural gas
from shale reservoirs. After hydraulic fracturing, a shale reservoir has three distinct domains …

Smart mobility control agent for enhanced oil recovery during CO2 flooding in ultra-low permeability reservoirs

Y Zhang, M Gao, Q You, H Fan, W Li, Y Liu, J Fang… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of natural/artificial fractures leads to significant differences of the physical
properties between the matrix and the fractures, which usually causes serious channeling …

Performance analysis for a model of a multi-wing hydraulically fractured vertical well in a coalbed methane gas reservoir

L Zhang, Z Kou, H Wang, Y Zhao, M Dejam… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a composite model to investigate the pressure behavior and production
performance of a multi-wing hydraulically fractured multiple fractured vertical well (MFVW) in …

Experiment study of mechanical properties and microstructures of bituminous coals influenced by supercritical carbon dioxide

M Meng, Z Qiu - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The injection of CO 2 into deep coal seams can not only increase the recovery of CH 4 but
also contribute to the geological sequestration of CO 2. In deep coal seams, CO 2 can easily …