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Using Cohesive Zone Model to Simulate the Hydraulic Fracture Interaction with Natural Fracture in Poro-Viscoelastic Formation

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  • Yu Suo

    (Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia)

  • Zhixi Chen

    (Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia)

  • Hao Yan

    (Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
    State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Daobing Wang

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pipeline Critical Technology and Equipment for Deepwater Oil & Gas Development, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China)

  • Yun Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

Abstract

Hydraulic fracturing is a widely used production stimulation technology for conventional and unconventional reservoirs. The cohesive element is used to explain the tip fracture process. In this paper, the cohesive zone model was used to simulate hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation at the same time rock deformation and fluid exchange. A numerical model for fracture propagation in poro-viscoelastic formation is considered. In this numerical model, we incorporate the pore-pressure effect by coupling fluid diffusion with shale matrix viscoelasticity. The numerical procedure for hydraulically driven fracture propagation uses a poro-viscoelasticity theory to describe the fluid diffusion and matrix creep in the solid skeleton, in conjunction with pore-pressure cohesive zone model and ABAQUS was used as a platform for the numerical simulation. The simulation results are compared with the available solutions in the literature. The higher the approaching angle, the higher the differential stress, tensile stress difference, injection rate, and injection fluid viscosity, and it will be easier for hydraulic fracture crossing natural fracture. These results could provide theoretical guidance for predicting the generation of fracture network and gain a better understanding of deformational behavior of shale when fracturing.

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  • Yu Suo & Zhixi Chen & Hao Yan & Daobing Wang & Yun Zhang, 2019. "Using Cohesive Zone Model to Simulate the Hydraulic Fracture Interaction with Natural Fracture in Poro-Viscoelastic Formation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:7:p:1254-:d:219050
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    1. Daobing Wang & Fang Shi & Bo Yu & Dongliang Sun & Xiuhui Li & Dongxu Han & Yanxin Tan, 2018. "A Numerical Study on the Diversion Mechanisms of Fracture Networks in Tight Reservoirs with Frictional Natural Fractures," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-28, November.
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