The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints
The formation of the fracture network in shale hydraulic fracturing is the key to the successful development of shale gas. In order to analyze the mechanism of hydraulic fracturing fracture propagation in cemented fractured formations, a numerical simulation about fracture behavior in cemented joint...
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| description | The formation of the fracture network in shale hydraulic fracturing is the key to the successful development of shale gas. In order to analyze the mechanism of hydraulic fracturing fracture propagation in cemented fractured formations, a numerical simulation about fracture behavior in cemented joints was conducted based firstly on the block discrete element. And the critical pressure of three fracture propagation modes under the intersection of hydraulic fracturing fracture and closed natural fracture is derived, and the parameter analysis is carried out by univariate analysis and the response surface method (RSM). The results show that at a low intersecting angle, hydraulic fractures will turn and move forward at the same time, forming intersecting fractures. At medium angles, the cracks only turn. At high angles, the crack will expand directly forward without turning. In conclusion, low-angle intersecting fractures are more likely to form complex fracture networks, followed by medium-angle intersecting fractures, and high-angle intersecting fractures have more difficulty in forming fracture networks. The research results have important theoretical guiding significance for the hydraulic fracturing design. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a99d54c155c4257a727e407e6746b4b2025-02-03T06:42:10ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232019-01-01201910.1155/2019/54068705406870The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented JointsYongxiang Zheng0Jianjun Liu1Yun Lei2School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaSchool of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, ChinaShenyang Research Institute, China Coal Technology & Engineering Group Corp., Fushun 113122, ChinaThe formation of the fracture network in shale hydraulic fracturing is the key to the successful development of shale gas. In order to analyze the mechanism of hydraulic fracturing fracture propagation in cemented fractured formations, a numerical simulation about fracture behavior in cemented joints was conducted based firstly on the block discrete element. And the critical pressure of three fracture propagation modes under the intersection of hydraulic fracturing fracture and closed natural fracture is derived, and the parameter analysis is carried out by univariate analysis and the response surface method (RSM). The results show that at a low intersecting angle, hydraulic fractures will turn and move forward at the same time, forming intersecting fractures. At medium angles, the cracks only turn. At high angles, the crack will expand directly forward without turning. In conclusion, low-angle intersecting fractures are more likely to form complex fracture networks, followed by medium-angle intersecting fractures, and high-angle intersecting fractures have more difficulty in forming fracture networks. The research results have important theoretical guiding significance for the hydraulic fracturing design.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5406870 |
| spellingShingle | Yongxiang Zheng Jianjun Liu Yun Lei The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints Geofluids |
| title | The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints |
| title_full | The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints |
| title_fullStr | The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints |
| title_short | The Propagation Behavior of Hydraulic Fracture in Rock Mass with Cemented Joints |
| title_sort | propagation behavior of hydraulic fracture in rock mass with cemented joints |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5406870 |
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