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Influence of Fluid Viscosity on the Hydraulic Fracturing Mechanism

Published:2004-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:126 Page:190-200
ISSN:0195-0738
Container-title:Journal of Energy Resources Technology
language:en
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Author:

Ishida Tsuyoshi¹,Chen Qu²,Mizuta Yoshiaki³,Roegiers Jean-Claude⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Tokiwadai, Ube, 755-8611 Japan

2. Oyo Corporation, Miyahara-cho 1-66-2, Omiya, 330-0038 Japan

3. Department of Civil Engineering, Sojo University, Ikeda, Kumamoto, 860-0082 Japan

4. Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019-1014

Abstract

Cubical granite specimens were fractured by borehole pressurization of 1 cP water, 80 cP oil and via a urethane sleeve. Viscous oil tends to generate thick and planar cracks with few branches, while water tends to generate thin and wavelike cracks with many secondary branches. While penetrating fluids extended cracks rapidly, pressurization via a urethane sleeve led to stepwise crack extension. Fault-plane solutions of AE (Acoustic Emission) events indicated that shear-type mechanisms were dominant during water injection and sleeve pressurization, whereas tensile-type mechanisms were dominant during oil injection. These results could be helpful in optimizing stimulation treatments in the petroleum industry.

Publisher

ASME International

Subject

Geochemistry and Petrology,Mechanical Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Fuel Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Link

http://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/energyresources/article-pdf/126/3/190/5852561/190_1.pdf

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