Development of a New Mathematical Model To Quantitatively Evaluate Equilibrium Height of Proppant Bed in Hydraulic Fractures for Slickwater Treatment

作     者：Hu, Xiaodong Wu, Kan Song, Xionzhi Yu, Wei Zuo, Lihua Li, Gensheng Shen, Zhonghou 

作者机构：China Univ Petr Dept Petr Engn Beijing Peoples R China Texas A&M Univ Harold Vance Dept Petr Engn College Stn TX 77843 USA Texas A&M Univ Dept Petr Engn College Stn TX 77843 USA 

出 版 物：《SPE JOURNAL》 (石油工程师协会杂志)

年 卷 期：2018年第23卷第6期

页      面：2158-2174页

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学科分类：0820[工学-石油与天然气工程] 08[工学] 

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China [51521063, U1562212, 51504272] Newton-Fund-China-UK Joint Research [2016YFE0124600] Special Fund of Ministry of Education for Authors of Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations China Scholarship Council Academy of Finland (AKA) Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA) 

主　　题：unconventional reservoir development Proppant transport equilibrium proppant height hydraulic fracturing proppant settling and washout 

摘      要：The proppant bed develops and its height grows until it reaches the critical velocity and equilibrium height. This paper proposes a comprehensive mathematical model to evaluate the equilibrium height for slickwater treatment. We use well-accepted published experimental data and models from other groups to validate our model. After that, we investigate the effects of proppant properties and fluid properties on the equilibrium height. This work can provide critical insights to optimize the design of proppant parameters in a hydraulic fracture. Meanwhile, this model can be incorporated into fracture-propagation simulators for simulating proppant transport.