...Xiangyang Li; Hancheng Ji; Liang Chen; Fengxia Li; Qingbin Xie; Chenggang Xian; Qichao Lv; Jianhua Qin; Jing Zhang Summary In this study, we investigate the initiation and behavior of hydraulic fractures (HFs) in glutenite reservoirs using data from a post-fracturing cored well in the Triassic...

...Grant Charles Mwakipunda; Norga Alloyce Komba; Edwin Twum Ayimadu; Long Yu Summary Accurate estimation of the brittleness index (BI) is critical for optimizing hydraulic fracturing operations in shale gas reservoirs, as it directly influences fracture propagation and gas recovery efficiency. The BI...

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... 2025 4 2 2025 6 3 2025 14 5 2025 Copyright © 2025 Society of Petroleum Engineers fracturing fluid geologist complex reservoir modeling & simulation geological subdiscipline fracture hydraulic fracturing reservoir characterization fracturing materials stress...

... production monitoring geological subdiscipline roughness geologist reservoir simulation hydraulic fracturing reservoir geomechanics fracture surface acid velocity distribution sedimentary rock fracture characterization rock type reservoir surveillance reservoir characterization viscosity...

...Meng Cao; Mukul M. Sharma Summary In past studies, pressure changes in natural fractures that are filled with fluids have been ignored when studying the interaction of hydraulic fractures with natural fractures, leading to limitations in fracture design and production optimization. To overcome...

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... artificial intelligence sedimentary rock reservoir simulation hydraulic fracturing machine learning clastic rock mudrock risk management reservoir characterization geologist deformation risk template input feature reservoir geomechanics geological subdiscipline geological and engineering...

...Tingwang Huo; Daobing Wang; Haiyan Zhu; Qiuyan Wang; Peng Zhao; Bo Yu Summary Hydraulic fracturing technology is key to achieving efficient heat extraction from hot dry rock (HDR). During the fracturing process, the injection of large volumes of cold fluids induces thermal stresses, significantly...

..., and for the 15 wells analyzed, this index shows a correlation coefficient of 0.66 with the assessment score of ESSIGSS-AS, indicating that wells with higher ESSIGSS-AS scores experience lower operational difficulty in hydraulic fracturing and higher peak production. The study provides a distribution map of sweet...

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... water discharge clastic rock rock type concentration ion adsorption complex reservoir shale gas msio 2 metal ion geologist mudrock mudstone flowback fluid efficacy sedimentary rock geology hydraulic fracturing adsorption efficacy viscosity reduction slickwater adsorption efficiency...

.... For instance, exposure of the rocks to excess water during hydraulic fracturing can cause additional swelling and blockage of flow pathways. It can also potentially explain excessive water production in some ORM formations and can enhance the prediction of water production by honoring the thermal maturity...

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...Ming Chen; Ziang Wang; Tiankui Guo; Zunpeng Hu; Yunpeng Wang; Yanchao Li; Longqing Zou; Bei Chang Summary Low-frequency (LF) distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) (LF-DAS) facilitates the analysis of hydraulic fracture propagation by detecting strain variations in neighboring wells during...

...Peng Xu; Mao Sheng; Kejun Tian; Anas A. Ahmed; Shouceng Tian; Zhongwei Huang Summary Abrasive water jet (AWJ) rock slotting has great potential in hydraulic fracturing. The perforation efficiency of AWJ slotting is higher than that of conventional AWJ perforation. There is an insufficient...

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... consumption and large volumes of flowback water involved in these activities have induced new challenges. Recycling and reinjecting flowback water for hydraulic fracturing constitute a potential solution. However, the effect of reinjecting flowback water with different salinities on CBM production remains...