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    An Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Initiation and Near-Wellbore Propagation from Perforated Boreholes in Tight Formations

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    Fallahzadeh, S.
    Rasouli, V.
    Sarmadivaleh, Mohammad
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Fallahzadeh, S. and Rasouli, V. and Sarmadivaleh, M. 2014. An Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing Initiation and Near-Wellbore Propagation from Perforated Boreholes in Tight Formations. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 48 (2): pp. 573-584.
    Source Title
    Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    DOI
    10.1007/s00603-014-0595-8
    ISSN
    0723-2632
    School
    Department of Petroleum Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19528
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    Abstract

    In this study, hydraulic fracturing tests were conducted on 10 and 15 cm synthetically manufactured cubic tight mortar samples. The use of cube samples allowed application of three independent stresses to mimic real far field stress conditions. A true triaxial stress cell was used for this purpose. The lab test parameters were scaled to simulate the operations at field scale. The hole and perforations were made into the sample after casting and curing were completed. Various scenarios of vertical and horizontal wells and in situ stress regimes were modeled. These factors are believed to play a significant role in fracture initiation and near-wellbore propagation behavior; however, they are not independent parameters, hence should be analyzed simultaneously. In addition to experimental studies, analytical solutions were developed to simulate the mechanism of fracture initiation in perforated boreholes in tight formations. Good agreements were observed between the experimental and analytical results. The results of this study showed that a lower initiation pressure is observed when the minimum stress component is perpendicular to the axis of the perforations. It was also seen that, even when the cement sheath behind the casing fails, the orientation of the perforations may affect the initiation of the induced fracture noticeably. Furthermore, it was found that stress anisotropy influences the fracturing mechanism in a perforated borehole, and affects the geometry of the initiated near-wellbore fracture.

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