期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
卷 76, 期 22, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-7038-2
关键词
Hydraulic fracturing; Ultrasonic pulse velocity; Fracturing network evolution; Ultrasonic test
资金
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation of China [8164070]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41502294]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
The significance of natural fractures in unconventional shale hydrocarbon formations has opened new research frontiers in hydraulic fracturing. Among many of its unique contributions to gas production, the interaction between natural fractures and hydraulic fractures has long been experimentally and computationally investigated. Here, we experimentally investigated the evolution of the fracturing network with a self-developed ultrasonic testing system. Laboratory experiments are proposed to study the propagation of hydraulic fracture in naturally fractured model blocks that contain random micro-fractures. Our analysis suggests that the total fracture width obtained by ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) can reflect the dynamic evolution of the fracturing network. The nonlinear fracturing network evolution process is closely related to the variation of the total fracture width. It is suggested from the total fracture width that the maximum fracture network can be realized with greater natural fracture density, large injection rate, and smaller stress ratio. The study presents a better insight into the response of random naturally fractured shale formation under hydraulic fracturing treatment by analyzing the variation of UPV in real time.
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