Although hydraulic fracturing is a mature technology that has been used commercially since
the late 1940s, the development of unconventional hydrocarbon fields with the combination …

The hike of hydraulic fracturing in North America and beyond leads to significantly enhanced
hydrocarbon production especially in low-permeability geological formations. Proppant …

Slickwater fracturing is a popular stimulation treatment in the unconventional oil and gas
industry. It creates thin and long fractures that connect to pre-existing natural fractures and …

Hydraulic fracturing is a well-established process to enhance productivity of oil and gas
wells. Fluids are used in fracture initiation and the subsequent proppant and/or sand …

Hydraulic fracturing in shale resources often result in complex fracture networks due to the
presence of natural fractures, bedding planes and/or low deviatoric in situ stress. Fracture …

Deep shale gas reservoirs are characterized by high in-situ stresses, a high horizontal-
stress difference (12 MPa), development of bedding seams and natural fractures, and …

The physics of proppant transport in fractured reservoirs is of great interest to the oil and gas
industry; nevertheless, the outcomes are controversial. This study provides a comprehensive …

The slickwater treatment is widely used in the unconventional fracturing. The proppant
addition schedule is an important aspect of slickwater treatment. However, the effect of …

Continental shale oil formations generally exhibit more complex lithology and stronger
heterogeneity than marine shale. The coexistence of dense laminas, lithologic interfaces …

In this study, the coupled CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)-DEM (Discrete Element
Method) method is employed to simulate the proppant transport process in a hydraulic …