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Title: METHOD TO CALCULATE APPARENT PERMEABILITY OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURES

METHOD TO CALCULATE APPARENT PERMEABILITY OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURES
A.V. Pasztor;T. Lengyel
1314-2704
English
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Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most widely and commonly applied production intensification method in the petroleum industry. The procedure?s main aim is to increase the contact area between the reservoir rock and the production system resulting in elevated productivity.
In order to prevent the complete closure of the induced fractures the application of so-called proppant agents is obligatory. The size, shape, distribution and number of the proppants remained after the closure will affect the tortuosity and average pore throat size inside the fractures. The efficiency of the fracturing process is often described by the so called conductivity, which is the product of the permeability and width of the given fracture. The latter can be calculated relatively easily, however the connection between the proppant parameters and the permeability is not described well.
Based on the authors? previous publications the apparent permeability of the channel system developed in the fractures can be calculated. This study proposes a method based on the mentioned calculation, which can be applied at the planning phase to investigate different proppant properties.
conference
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019
19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, 30 June - 6 July, 2019
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
985-992
30 June - 6 July, 2019
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5170
apparent permeability; hydraulic fracture; production intensification