From fluid flow to coupled processes in fractured rock: Recent advances and new frontiers
Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …
Chemical and reactive transport processes associated with hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales
Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional oil/gas shales has changed the energy landscape of
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …
the US Recovery of hydrocarbons from tight, hydraulically fractured shales is a highly …
Carbon mineralization in fractured mafic and ultramafic rocks: A review
Mineral carbon storage in mafic and ultramafic rock masses has the potential to be an
effective and permanent mechanism to reduce anthropogenic CO2. Several successful pilot …
effective and permanent mechanism to reduce anthropogenic CO2. Several successful pilot …
Controlling hydraulic fracture growth through precise vertical placement of lateral wells: insights from HFTS experiment and numerical validation
Vertical placement of the lateral portion of a wellbore in shale formations is crucial for the
optimization of hydraulic fracture geometry and the resultant well production. It is common to …
optimization of hydraulic fracture geometry and the resultant well production. It is common to …
[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale fracture patterns and their effects on gas enrichment in tight sandstones: a case study of the Upper Paleozoic in the Qingshimao gas field, Ordos …
J Wang, J Wang, Y Zhang, D Zhang, L Sun… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
A well-connected network formed by multi-scale fractures is a key factor in the formation of
high-quality reservoirs and the achievement of high and stable oil and gas production in …
high-quality reservoirs and the achievement of high and stable oil and gas production in …
Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock
Veins recovered from deep sedimentary formations offer insights into mineral precipitates
and processes that lead to sealing of underground fractures. These processes are of interest …
and processes that lead to sealing of underground fractures. These processes are of interest …
An Overview of Recent Developments and Understandings of Unconventionals in the Vaca Muerta Formation, Argentina
X Lu, S Li, R Han, B Jia, C **an, F Ding, Y Zhang… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this article, we comprehensively reviewed Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation, which
encompasses a geological overview, advances in extraction technologies, the potential …
encompasses a geological overview, advances in extraction technologies, the potential …
Continuous surface-to-distributed acoustic sensor snapshots explain reactivation of individual natural fractures during an unconventional reservoir stimulation
Fiber-optic sensing technologies allow petroleum engineering teams to detect hydraulic
fracture interaction with boreholes during unconventional reservoir stimulation. In …
fracture interaction with boreholes during unconventional reservoir stimulation. In …
Revealing complex subsurface dynamics with continuous seismic monitoring: Observations using distributed acoustic sensing and surface orbital vibrators during …
Understanding hydraulic fracturing is crucial to improving the stimulation of unconventional
reservoirs and increasing fluid production. This study develops a novel seismic monitoring …
reservoirs and increasing fluid production. This study develops a novel seismic monitoring …
Fracture Characteristics and Distribution in Slant Core from Conglomerate Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site (CHFTS) in Junggar Basin, Northwest China
S Shi, R Zhuo, L Cheng, Y **ang, X Ma, T Wang - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydraulic fracture networks, especially fracture geometry, height growth, and proppant
transport within the networks, present a critical influence on productivity evaluation and …
transport within the networks, present a critical influence on productivity evaluation and …