Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir
Proppant concentration and fracture surface morphology are two significant fractures that can affect proppant transport and deposition behavior especially in tight and oil and gas reservoirs. This paper proposed a new set of similarity criteria for proppant experimental design by incorporating propp...
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| description | Proppant concentration and fracture surface morphology are two significant fractures that can affect proppant transport and deposition behavior especially in tight and oil and gas reservoirs. This paper proposed a new set of similarity criteria for proppant experimental design by incorporating proppant concentration and fracture roughness. Based on the proposed criterion, proppant transport experiments in hydraulic fractures of tight oil and gas reservoirs were conducted to explore the proppant placement behavior and identify the key parameters that affected the fracture propping efficiency. Results showed that the proposed similarity criterion can be used to evaluate the onsite proppant transport behavior and optimize hydraulic fracturing parameters. Results showed that the fracture placement efficiency of LD C7 tight oil reservoir is mainly affected by sand ratio and fracturing fluid viscosity. The sand ratio in the LD C7 tight oil reservoir should not be less than 8%, and the optimal carrying fluid viscosity is 5 mPa s. The proppant placement efficiency of the SLG H8 tight gas reservoir is mainly affected by the displacement rate and frac fluid viscosity. The displacement rate of SLG H8 tight gas reservoir should not be less than 3.5 m3/min, and the optimal carrying fluid viscosity is 15 mPa s. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-294c449afa8b4d2383f82a8a3bd7a4e12025-02-03T06:05:54ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1385922Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas ReservoirGuoliang Liu0Shuang Chen1Hongxing Xu2Fujian Zhou3Hu Sun4Hui Li5Zuwen Wang6Xianwen Li7Kaoping Song8Zhenhua Rui9Ben Li10National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil and Gas FieldsChina University of Petroleum (Beijing)National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil and Gas FieldsChina University of Petroleum (Beijing)National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil and Gas FieldsChina University of Petroleum (Beijing)National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil and Gas FieldsNational Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil and Gas FieldsChina University of Petroleum (Beijing)China University of Petroleum (Beijing)China University of Petroleum (Beijing)Proppant concentration and fracture surface morphology are two significant fractures that can affect proppant transport and deposition behavior especially in tight and oil and gas reservoirs. This paper proposed a new set of similarity criteria for proppant experimental design by incorporating proppant concentration and fracture roughness. Based on the proposed criterion, proppant transport experiments in hydraulic fractures of tight oil and gas reservoirs were conducted to explore the proppant placement behavior and identify the key parameters that affected the fracture propping efficiency. Results showed that the proposed similarity criterion can be used to evaluate the onsite proppant transport behavior and optimize hydraulic fracturing parameters. Results showed that the fracture placement efficiency of LD C7 tight oil reservoir is mainly affected by sand ratio and fracturing fluid viscosity. The sand ratio in the LD C7 tight oil reservoir should not be less than 8%, and the optimal carrying fluid viscosity is 5 mPa s. The proppant placement efficiency of the SLG H8 tight gas reservoir is mainly affected by the displacement rate and frac fluid viscosity. The displacement rate of SLG H8 tight gas reservoir should not be less than 3.5 m3/min, and the optimal carrying fluid viscosity is 15 mPa s.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1385922 |
| spellingShingle | Guoliang Liu Shuang Chen Hongxing Xu Fujian Zhou Hu Sun Hui Li Zuwen Wang Xianwen Li Kaoping Song Zhenhua Rui Ben Li Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir Geofluids |
| title | Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir |
| title_full | Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir |
| title_short | Experimental Investigation on Proppant Transport Behavior in Hydraulic Fractures of Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir |
| title_sort | experimental investigation on proppant transport behavior in hydraulic fractures of tight oil and gas reservoir |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1385922 |
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