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The Influence of an Interlayer on Dual Hydraulic Fractures Propagation

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  • Tianjiao Li

    (School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China)

  • Chun’an Tang

    (School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China)

  • Jonny Rutqvist

    (Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA)

  • Mengsu Hu

    (Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA)

  • Lianchong Li

    (School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Liaoyuan Zhang

    (Oil Production Technology Research Institute, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company, Dongying 257000, China)

  • Bo Huang

    (Oil Production Technology Research Institute, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company, Dongying 257000, China)

Abstract

Multi-cluster hydraulic fracturing of long-range horizontal wells is an approach for enhancing the productivity of low-permeability shale reservoirs. In this study, RFPA-Petrol (rock failure process analysis on petroleum problems) is applied for modeling hydraulic fracture propagation in multilayered formations. RFPA-Petrol based on coupled hydraulic-mechanical-damage (HMD) modeling was first tested by modeling a laboratory scale experiment on a physical (cement) model with a single completion. The modeling demonstrated the capability of RFPA-Petrol for simulating hydraulic fracture propagation. Then, we used RFPA-Petrol to investigate how the difference in material properties between oil-bearing layers and interlayers and the fracturing fluid properties influence the propagation of dual fractures in multilayered laboratory-scale models. In this case, the models with geological discontinuities in the vertical direction are strongly heterogeneous and RFPA-Petrol simulations successfully modeled the fracture configurations.

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  • Tianjiao Li & Chun’an Tang & Jonny Rutqvist & Mengsu Hu & Lianchong Li & Liaoyuan Zhang & Bo Huang, 2020. "The Influence of an Interlayer on Dual Hydraulic Fractures Propagation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-29, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:3:p:555-:d:312460
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    1. Lianchong Li & Yingjie Xia & Bo Huang & Liaoyuan Zhang & Ming Li & Aishan Li, 2016. "The Behaviour of Fracture Growth in Sedimentary Rocks: A Numerical Study Based on Hydraulic Fracturing Processes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-28, March.
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