Numerical simulation method for proppant transport considering wall-retardation effect
US11568111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a numerical simulation method for proppant transport considering wall-retardation effect, comprising the followings: establish a physical model of laboratory experiment on proppant transport with a large flat-panel device; establish a drag coefficient model considering wall-retardation effect according to the numerical simulation experiment; establish a computational geometric model; set boundary conditions and physical parameters of the geometric model according to the two-fluid simulation method for solid proppant quasi-fluidization; verify the grid independence of the computational geometric model to obtain the transport characteristics and placement pattern of the proppant in fractures. The present invention employs a numerical simulation method to study the migration and distribution patterns of proppant under the retardation effect of narrow walls during the hydraulic fracturing. The method is reliable in principle and can accurately predict proppant transport in subsurface hydraulic fractures with consideration of the wall-retardation effect on proppant transport.
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