Jianchao Shi^1,2, Yanan Zhang³, Wantao Liu^1,2, Yuliang Su^3,*, Jian Shi^1,2

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.5, pp. 1147-1163, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.044500 - 07 June 2024

Abstract Class III tight oil reservoirs have low porosity and permeability, which are often responsible for low production rates and limited recovery. Extensive repeated fracturing is a well-known technique to fix some of these issues. With such methods, existing fractures are refractured, and/or new fractures are created to facilitate communication with natural fractures. This study explored how different refracturing methods affect horizontal well fracture networks, with a special focus on morphology and related fluid flow changes. In particular, the study relied on the unconventional fracture model (UFM). The evolution of fracture morphology and flow field after More >

Daobing Wang^1,*, Cheng Zheng¹, Bo Yu¹, Dongliang Sun¹, Dingwei Weng², Chunming He², Meng Wang²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.26, No.4, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09205

Abstract Refracturing has become an important technique for increasing hydrocarbon production due to the low oil prices. During refracturing, the granular diverter materials are injected to temporarily seal old fractures in subsurface. These diverter materials are usually carried by the fracturing fluid, which is a typical solid-fluid flow in the fracture [1-3]. Therefore, we need to thoroughly understand the flow mechanism of diverter materials in hydraulic fractures, which is the key to the success of refracturing treatment.
Using the Euler-Lagrange method, this paper presents a multiphase model to numerically simulate the flow process of diverter materials in… More >