Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
2. Innovation Academy of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
3. College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Abstract
Shale oil is one of the most promising alternative unconventional energies in the world, and recently the Lucaogou Formation showed significant exploration potential, becoming the primary target in northwestern China. This paper focuses on the mechanical properties and fracture characteristics of shale layered samples from the Lucaogou Formation, conducting uniaxial compressive tests with real-time micro-CT scanning, as well as mineral analysis after failure. It has been found that the mechanical and fracture features are both related to the composition, distribution, content and particle size of minerals, as well as natural fractures. The main crack tends to form in the weak mineral band, for example, calcite or clay band. Since the discontinuous stress usually forms at the interfaces of different minerals, the sample with several major minerals of close content is easier to break into a fractured zone, causing lower uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus, compared with the composition of only one dominant mineral. Also, the region will be more fractured after failure if the mineral particles there become smaller. Additionally, although natural cracks have a certain influence on the development of new fractures, not all of the natural ones will propagate into the final fracture network, some of them are just compacted and closed.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Scientific Research and Technology Development Project of China National Petroleum Corporation
Joint Geological Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Key Deployment Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
CAS Key Technology Talent Program
Subject
General Materials Science
Cited by
4 articles.
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