Liu Qipeng
Civil and Environmental Engineering School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing100083,China
Huang Zhiyong
Civil and Environmental Engineering School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing100083,China
Wang Xiaofeng
Civil and Environmental Engineering School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing100083,China
Song Hongqing
Civil and Environmental Engineering School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing100083,China
ABSTRACT
Shale reservoirs usually develop a lot of micro-fractures which provide the main fluid-flow pathways, but the flowing law in micro-fractures is unclear. This paper considered the effect on fluid flow of interface interaction between the micro-fracture surface and fluid surface, and established a mathematical model of fluid flow in micro-fractures. Through the numerical simulation of the relationship between flow rate and pressure in different fracture scale, it is found that numerical simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental data. Compared to the flow pressure curve without considering the interface interaction effect, the results showed that, at small fracture scale, the solid-liquid interface interaction has significant effect on fluid flow in micro-fracture. The effect of solid-liquid interface interaction declines as the fracture scale increases. When the fracture scale reaches 800μm, the solid-liquid interface interaction can be ignored.
PDF References Citation
How to cite this article
Liu Qipeng, Huang Zhiyong, Wang Xiaofeng and Song Hongqing, 2013. The Interfacial Interaction Effect on Characteristics of Fluid Flow in the
Shale Reservoir Fractures. Information Technology Journal, 12: 3082-3088.
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.3082.3088
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2013.3082.3088
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.3082.3088
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2013.3082.3088
REFERENCES
- Gad-el-Hak, M., 1999. The fluid mechanics of microdevices-the freeman scholar lecture. J. Fluids Eng., 121: 5-33.
CrossRef - Ho, C.M. and Y.C. Tai, 1998. Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) and fluid flows. Ann. Rev. Fluid Mechan., 30: 579-612.
CrossRef - Jia, C., M. Zheng and Y. Zhang, 2012. Unconventional hydrocarbon resources in China and the prospect of exploration and development. Petrol. Expl. Dev., 39: 139-146.
CrossRef - Gale, J.F., R.M. Reed and J. Holder, 2007. Natural fractures in the Barnett Shale and their importance for hydraulic fracture treatments. AAPG Bull., 91: 603-622.
CrossRef - Lu, Z.G., J. Yao and D.S. Wang, 2010. Experimental study and numerical simulation of single-phase flow in orthogonal fracture network. J. China Univ. Mining Technol., 39: 563-566.
Direct Link - Montgomery, S.L., D.M. Jarvie, K.A. Bowker and R.M. Pollastro, 2005. Mississippian Barnett Shale, Fort Worth basin, north-central Texas: Gas-shale play with multi-trillion cubic foot potential. AAPG Bull., 89: 155-175.
CrossRef - Giordano, N. and J.T. Cheng, 2001. Microfluid mechanics: Progress and opportunities. J. Phys.: Condensed Matter, Vol. 13.
CrossRef - Ju, Y., Q. Zhang, Y. Yang, H. Xie, F. Gao and H. Wang, 2013. An experimental investigation on the mechanism of fluid flow through single rough fracture of rock. Sci. China Technol. Sci., 56: 2070-2080.
CrossRef