An XFEM-based CZM Numerical Strategy for Modeling Hydraulic Fracture Propagation under Different Fracturing Schemes

Segmented and cluster fracturing can improve the efficiency of volume stimulation in shale reservoirs and reduce construction costs. It is important to clarify the propagation characteristics of hydraulic fractures and stress interference under different fracturing techniques to optimize the process...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2023-10, Vol.2594 (1), p.12025
Main Authors: Zhang, Hao-yu, Chen, Jun-bin, Wang, Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clusters
Construction costs
Crack initiation
Crack propagation
Exact solutions
Fracture mechanics
Hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulics
Interference
Mathematical models
Optimization
Parameters
Physics
Propagation
Reservoir construction
Stress distribution
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Summary:Segmented and cluster fracturing can improve the efficiency of volume stimulation in shale reservoirs and reduce construction costs. It is important to clarify the propagation characteristics of hydraulic fractures and stress interference under different fracturing techniques to optimize the process of clustered and staged fracturing. For this purpose, we have developed a 2D XFEM-based CZM hydraulic fracturing model. The capability of this model was validated by analytical solutions and then used to study the propagation paths of hydraulic fractures and the characteristics of stress interference under simultaneous fracturing, sequential fracturing, zipper fracturing and multi-cluster fracturing. The results show that in simultaneous fracturing, the middle cluster is compressed by the external position clusters, and the opening width of hydraulic fractures is reduced. In sequential fracturing, the fracture that first initiates create an additional stress field that inhibits the propagation distance of subsequent fractures and the propagation path of hydraulic fractures is also affected in the stress shadow region. Zipper fracturing can effectively alleviate stress interference between multiple fractures, and internal fractures can also propagate a certain distance. In multi-cluster fracturing, the fluid rate into the internal fractures may be limited, and fracture propagation is also limited by stress interference. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the parameters of clusters to ensure that all clusters can initiate fractures normally. The research results are important for the parameter optimization of clustered and staged fracturing, especially for well factory fracturing mode.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2594/1/012025