... domain by using the displacement discontinuity method for fracture propagation, and (3) use a new and general Green’s function solution for production and flowback . Information about the propagated complex fracture network can be seamlessly used by the fluid production module once the hydraulic...

... an advanced hydraulic fracture model that takes hydraulic and natural fracture propagation and interactions into account. The rock and fracture deformation are modeled by the displacement discontinuity method (DDM), fracture fluid flow is simulated using the finite element method, and the fracture propagation...

... a single fracture propagation from the fiber well. The temperature change obtained from the DTS measurements shows an adiabatic heating effect of wellbore fluid at the depths below the new stage and the CIBP. The RFS-based DSS measurements show a compression effect at the depths between the new stage...

... intensive to be applied to large-scale problems. This work develops an efficient E-L proppant transport model which not only suits the field-scale simulations but also can be coupled with a planar three-dimensional (PL3D) hydraulic fracture propagation model. The proppant transport is simulated by a pseudo...

... Abstract Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture propagation is increasingly used to evaluate the effect of various mechanistic aspects (e.g., inclusion of poroelastic effects, proppant transport, etc.), and of several variables, on the result of a stimulation operation at varying scales...

..., HCl, CO 2 foam, N 2 foam, and CO 2 +N 2 foam) and evaluates the suitability of foam-based less water-contained frac fluid for the water-sensitive Eagle Ford shale formation by numerical investigation. This study simulated the fracture propagation and proppant transport in a horizontal well (Frio...

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... reservoir surveillance reservoir characterization fiber fracture geometry complexity upstream oil & gas hydraulic fracturing reservoir geomechanics fracture vfr wolfcamp simul-frac operation stimulation hydraulic fracture fracture propagation cable URTeC: 3850500 Using Disposable Fiber...

...) hydraulic fracture model to simulate fracture propagation under a production-disturbed stress field. The underlying effects of horizontal and vertical offsets on child-well fracturing and stimulation efficacy were analyzed through a detailed characterization of interwell fracture networks. Case studies...

... element method for the fracture fluid flow and proppant transport simulation, and linear elastic fracture mechanics approach for the fracture propagation. The deformation of the NF's is implemented using a linear joint model. The proppant transport and deposition within the fractures are modeled...

... from the wellbores is analyzed. Under different in-situ stress configurations and initial fracture orientations (flaws around wellbores are represented by the initial fractures), several patterns of hydraulic fracture propagation around the wellbores are recognized. It is found that the stress...

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... of the adjacent strata to act as a barrier depends on the stress state, ductility, fracture toughness, elastic properties, and permeability as well as the interface or discontinuity properties. Rock heterogeneity influences the rock mass stiffness and fracture propagation rates and thus needs to be considered...

... of fracture propagation, flowback efficiency, and long-term oil and gas production. In this study, we present and utilize a fully integrated 3-D geomechanical, equation-of-state (EOS) compositional hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulator. The fracturing and reservoir simulations were performed using...

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... grows, a dynamic conversion of FE/FV cells to PD nodes and adaptive mesh refinement are incorporated. The coupling schemes are verified against the KGD fracture propagation problem. No spurious behavior is observed near the transition between PD and FE/FV regions. In the three coupling schemes...

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... equation of state (PR-EOS). The fracture propagation is modeled using the phase field method. The framework allows the seamless ability to switch from stimulation to production scenarios. Numerical tests are conducted to study the effects of different injection fluids on the geometry of newly generated...

... Abstract In this study a new semi-analytical model is introduced for fracture estimation with pressure transient analysis in "FS" process. Multiple mechanisms are considered in the model development, including complex fracture networks, fracture propagation, and fracture closure. Using methods...

... of their interactions. During the stimulation stage of hydraulic treatment, the fracture propagation is modeled by prescribing gradually increased fracture size and calculating the displacement discontinuities that representing fractures at each step. After the stimulation stops, we assume the fracture extent...