1411 results about "Hydraulic fracturing" patented technology

The present invention relates to the technical field of oil and natural gas exploitation, and discloses a real-time monitoring and intelligent control system for hydraulic fracturing cracks in oil reservoirs, including: a real-time monitoring module, which is used to collect crack geometric morphology parameters and construction operation parameters in real time during crack expansion; a nonlinear modeling module, which is connected to the real-time monitoring module, and is used to construct a nonlinear dynamic model of crack expansion according to the collected crack expansion parameters and construction operation parameters, and output a predicted value of crack morphology; an optimization control module, which is connected to the nonlinear modeling module, and is used to calculate the optimized construction parameters according to the nonlinear dynamic model, including injection pressure, injection flow rate and viscosity of fracturing fluid. The present invention realizes precise control of crack expansion, intelligent optimization of construction parameters and efficiency improvement through the closed-loop linkage of real-time monitoring, nonlinear modeling, optimization control and feedback execution.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of fracture network optimization in oilfield exploitation. Specifically disclosed are a method and system for optimizing complex fracture networks in shale reservoirs. The method comprises: S1, on the basis of geological-engineering bimodal data fusion, constructing a three-dimensional digital twin of heterogeneous reservoirs; S2, synchronously calculating the interactions among fluid flow, rock fracturing and proppant transport during a hydraulic fracturing process; and S3, automatically and iteratively optimizing a combination of fracturing operation parameters. By means of constructing a closed-loop system consisting of geological modeling, multi-field coupling simulation, intelligent optimization and dynamic correction, efficient design and real-time optimization of complex fracture networks in shale reservoirs are realized.

The invention relates to the technical field of oil and gas field development, and discloses an ultra-large type true triaxial hydraulic fracturing fracture evolution path prediction method and system.The prediction method comprises the steps that a coupling geomechanical model integrating microscopic, macroscopic and wellbore flow scales is constructed; initializing the model and performing crack initial expansion simulation; collecting construction data in real time, and dynamically optimizing model parameters through a data assimilation algorithm; performing fracture evolution advanced prediction by using the updated model; and generating an optimization decision based on the prediction result and feeding back to the construction site. According to the method, fusion of a multi-scale physical mechanism and real-time dynamic prediction is realized, and accurate prediction and active control can be performed on crack expansion under the ultra-large true triaxial condition.

The invention relates to the technical field of data acquisition and data analysis, in particular to a hydraulic fracturing test crack propagation monitoring system which comprises a monitoring system and is used for monitoring crack propagation behaviors in the hydraulic fracturing process in real time. Constant or dynamically changing confining pressure and axial pressure are provided; the pore pressure dynamic regulation and control unit is used for accurately controlling the injection pressure, flow and saturation of fracturing fluid and simulating fracture propagation behaviors under different seepage conditions; the multi-physics field sensing monitoring network unit is used for collecting strain, sound wave signals and a surface displacement field in the crack expansion process in real time; full-scale monitoring of rock fracture propagation is realized, an influence mechanism of pore pressure and time effect on fracture evolution is disclosed, an accurate prediction means is provided for shale gas development and deep engineering, and the fracturing effect and engineering safety are remarkably improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of hydraulic fracturing, in particular to a method for evaluating effectiveness of fracture parameters of artificial fracturing of a horizontal well. The method comprises the following steps that information collection based on ground process parameters and underground dynamic parameters is conducted on the horizontal well artificial fracturing construction process, and fracturing working condition data are obtained; according to the fracturing working condition data, the fracture expansion of the horizontal well is monitored in real time, digital conversion processing is conducted, and real-time fracture monitoring data is generated; performing micro-seismic signal analysis on the real-time crack monitoring data, and performing crack network space distribution calculation to generate crack network distribution data; performing reservoir stress field dynamic evolution analysis according to the fracture network distribution data to generate stress field distribution data; and carrying out propping agent migration trajectory tracking according to the stress field distribution data to generate propping agent distribution data. According to the method, the reservoir stress field dynamic evolution analysis and the proppant migration mechanical model are combined, and the effectiveness of the fracture parameters can be evaluated more accurately.

A preparation method of a self-suspending proppant for hydraulic fracturing is characterized in that solid ceramsite is changed into a porous reinforced structure, a self-repairing function is introduced, bio-based macromolecules are adopted to replace a traditional surfactant, the environmental protection property is improved, nano-deposition and microwave technologies are introduced, the performance is improved, meanwhile, the energy consumption is reduced, and the compression resistance enhancement and self-repairing characteristics are newly added; and the method adapts to more complex stratum working conditions.

Described is a system for conveying wet sand. The system includes containers with a slip coating for storing wet sand. Each container includes an outlet formed in a bottom portion to facilitate removal of the wet sand from the container to a hopper. Each hopper has end walls, side walls, and an interior wall extending at an angle from the top to the bottom of the hopper to reduce an area of the outlet. A flow gate over the outlet controls discharge of the wet sand from the hopper onto a conveyor belt of a conveyor system. The hopper also includes a vibration system coupled to its exterior surface for shaking the hopper to assist in releasing sand. A discharge assembly is located at the end of the conveyor system for directing wet sand from the conveyor belt.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for operating a hydraulic fracturing system, the method comprising the steps of: establishing fluid communication between a pumping unit and a fracturing missile; determining if fluids are flowing between the pumping unit and the fracturing missile; if fluids are determined to be flowing, stopping the fluid communication between the pumping unit and the fracturing missile; and establishing fluid communication between the pumping unit and a bleed-off receiver. Other embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system for performing a hydraulic fracturing operation.

The invention provides a coal seam hydraulic fracturing parameter dynamic optimization method based on deep learning, and belongs to the technical field of coal seam parameter optimization based on computer data processing. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, acquiring a coal seam slice CT image with spatial continuity; secondly, designing a coal seam structure-physical parameter intelligent sensing model, and performing joint prediction on coal seam image semantic recognition and physical property estimation; then, performing coal seam three-dimensional structure reconstruction and regional layering modeling by utilizing a prediction output result, and performing finite element mesh division and material attribute accurate mapping on the basis to construct a coal seam three-dimensional finite element model; and finally, a coal seam hydraulic fracturing parameter multi-objective optimization problem is constructed, a coal seam physical information embedded agent model is designed, the optimization problem is dynamically solved in combination with a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm, and optimal hydraulic fracturing parameters are obtained. On the basis of deep learning, multi-source information, structural parameters and material attributes are fused, and intelligent development of coal seam hydraulic fracturing design is promoted.

The invention discloses a hydraulic fracture monitoring system and method based on an underground micro-seismic sensor network, and belongs to the field of coal mining, and the system comprises a plurality of micro-seismic sensors which are used for collecting micro-seismic signals generated by rock fracture; the plurality of data acquisition substations are used for receiving and processing the micro-seismic signals; the data transmission substation is used for converting the micro-seismic signal processed by the data acquisition substation into an optical signal; the micro-seismic server performs micro-seismic event analysis according to the optical signal; the mining network switch is connected with the data transmission substation and the micro-seismic server and is used for network data exchange; the in-mine ring main unit is connected with the mining network switch and the micro-seismic server to form a communication network of the system; in order to solve the problem that hydraulic fracture detection precision is low due to the fact that micro-seismic signals generated by hydraulic fracture and coal mining activities are difficult to accurately distinguish in a complex underground environment, the hydraulic fracture detection method and device distinguish the micro-seismic signals generated by hydraulic fracture and coal mining activities by dividing a fracture area and a mining area, and the real-time monitoring precision of hydraulic fracture expansion is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of rock mechanics and petroleum and natural gas engineering, and particularly discloses a hydraulic fracture fracturing monitoring system, method and device based on optical fiber monitoring, and the system comprises a hydraulic fracturing simulation platform which is used for applying three-dimensional stress to a hydraulic fracturing test piece so as to simulate a stratum stress environment; the fracturing fluid injection device is used for injecting pre-prepared fracturing fluid into the test piece, so that a crack in the test piece expands; a plurality of strain sensor groups embedded in the test piece in the preparation process of the test piece; the optical fiber sensing demodulation device is used for collecting strain data detected by the plurality of strain sensor groups; and the data processing device is in communication connection with the optical fiber sensing demodulation device and is used for acquiring the strain data and processing the strain data so as to determine real-time state data of crack expansion in the test piece. According to the scheme, the fracture strain can be monitored in real time, and the accuracy and controllability of the hydraulic fracturing process are improved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of safe mining of coal mines, and relates to a hydraulic fracturing roof-cutting entry retaining method based on a crushing agent, which comprises the following steps of: calculating to obtain a target fracturing horizon height h of roof-cutting entry retaining according to a working face height M and a residual crushing coefficient KZ of a roof; calculating the crack initiation pressure P of a target fractured position of the roof-cut entry retaining according to the rock stress P * and the tensile strength R of the rock at the fractured position of the roof-cut entry retaining; drilling is conducted according to the drilling position, the drilling length L and the drilling angle alpha; the prepared BC-efficient soundless cracking agent flowable pasty slurry is injected into a drill hole through a hydraulic fracturing system and is fractured at a target fractured layer, and after the BC-efficient soundless cracking agent flowable pasty slurry is subjected to standing reaction, the drill hole is fractured for multiple times in a single-hole retreating mode. The problems that a large amount of water resources are consumed, the rock permeability is possibly increased due to high-pressure water injection, and mine water disaster hidden dangers are caused are solved.

A compartmentalized hydraulic fracturing (frac) system may include a mono line configured to carry frac fluid into a well. The system may include a plurality of zones, each zone comprising: a set of one or more frac pumps each configured to pump frac fluid into the mono line, an isolation valve configured to control the flow of frac fluid between the set of frac pumps and the mono line; and a bleed valve configured to release pressurized frac fluid from the set of frac pumps when in an open position. The system may include partition walls between the plurality of zones. The system may include a control system configured to deactivate or reactivate a zone of the plurality of zones by controlling the set of frac pumps, the isolation valve, and the bleed valve of the zone.

A method for performing a refracturing operation using coke proppant particles comprises refracturing a subterranean formation that has been previously hydraulically fractured with respect to a hydrocarbon well by injecting a fracturing fluid comprising a carrier fluid and coke proppant particles into the subterranean formation via a wellbore of the hydrocarbon well.

A method for producing hydrocarbon fluids via a hydrocarbon well comprises providing petroleum coke proppant particles having an Amott index for oil of at least 0.02, an Amott index for water of at most 0.1, and a pseudo Amott index of at most 0.35. The method also comprises, for each of a number of stages of the hydrocarbon well, introducing a fracturing fluid comprising a carrier fluid and the petroleum coke proppant particles into a subterranean formation via a wellbore of the hydrocarbon well and then producing hydrocarbon fluids from the subterranean formation via the wellbore of the hydrocarbon well.

The present disclosure provides a drilling tool and a method for full-length insertion of a fracturing casing into an underground directional borehole. The drilling tool comprises a reaming bit, a torque-transmitting casing, a torque-transmitting shaft, and a pilot bit; the reaming bit is provided with a first through hole; the torque-transmitting casing and the reaming bit are coaxially arranged, and the reaming bit is connected to one end of the torque-transmitting casing; the other end of the torque-transmitting casing is provided with a first connecting portion, the inner wall of the torque-transmitting casing is provided with a keyway and a separation guide groove, and the separation guide groove is communicated with the keyway; the torque-transmitting shaft passes through the first through hole and the torque-transmitting casing; the outer wall of the torque-transmitting shaft is provided with a torque-transmitting member, one end of the torque-transmitting shaft is provided with a second connecting portion, the pilot bit is connected to the other end of the torque-transmitting shaft, and the outer diameter of the pilot bit is less than the inner diameters of the first through hole and the torque-transmitting casing. The drilling tool of the present application allows large-bore fracturing casings to be inserted into directional boreholes, reducing the cost of fracturing engineering, and facilitating high-flow and high-pressure hydraulic fracturing operations.

The invention relates to the technical field of oil exploitation, and discloses a device for simulating hydraulic fracturing to reform a shale reservoir under limited temperature and pressure, the device comprises a bottom plate, an auxiliary feeding mechanism is arranged on the bottom plate, the auxiliary feeding mechanism is used for auxiliary feeding, the bottom plate is connected with a jacking mechanism, and the jacking mechanism is used for jacking the bottom plate. The jacking mechanism is used for jacking and applying external pressure, the auxiliary feeding mechanism is connected with a vibration diffusion mechanism, and transformation modes of the shale reservoir under different pressure conditions can be accurately simulated by accurately controlling confining pressure, axial pressure and fluid pressure; the shale core sample is filled with the gold tube, so that the integrity of the sample can be kept under the condition of effectively transmitting confining pressure, and quantitative analysis of the sample after fracturing transformation is facilitated; after set gas components are injected into the sample bin pipe, water injection fracturing is carried out, and quantitative characterization of the fracturing process is achieved by monitoring the content of fluid produced after fracturing.

In a general aspect, the present disclosure relates to a blender system for use in a hydraulic fracturing system. The blender system includes a mixing tub and a movable divider associated with the mixing tub. The divider is movable between an open position and a closed position. When the divider is in the open position, liquid can flow between a first portion of the mixing tub and a second, distinct portion of the mixing tub. When the divider is in the closed position, the divider prevents liquid flow between the first and second portions. A divider control system can move the divider between the open and closed positions. A first input pump pumps fluid into the first portion of the mixing tub, and a first output pump pumps fluid from the first portion of the mixing tub. A second input pump pumps fluid into the second portion of the mixing tub, and a second output pump pumps fluid from the second portion of mixing tub.

Provided is a method for judging geology of a time-delayed extremely intense rockburst as to deep tunnel engineering. Information about geological structures is recorded according to methods such as geological mapping and advanced geological prediction of the tunnel face. Geometric characteristics of burst craters formed during the rockburst are recorded by utilizing advanced geological drilling and profile scanning technologies in a rockburst-damaged zone. 3D geostress in the rockburst-damaged zone is measured by using a stress relief method or a hydraulic fracturing method to determine the orientation of the maximum principal stress. A 3D numerical calculation model is established based on initial geostress testing results and physical and mechanical parameters of rock and structural discontinuities obtained through on-site geological investigations. By conducting excavation simulations under different combinations of structural discontinuities and performing numerical calculation, the risk of time-delayed extremely intense rockburst disasters at current locations after tunnel excavation is judged.

A method comprises hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation by introducing a fracturing fluid comprising coke proppant particles and a carrier fluid into the formation, where the carrier fluid has a base viscosity of at most 0.8 centipoise (cP) at 25 degrees Celsius (° C.). A hydrocarbon well comprises a wellbore that extends within a formation, a production casing string that extends within the wellbore, perforation clusters formed within the production casing string, hydraulic fractures formed in the formation proximate to the perforation clusters, and a fracturing fluid comprising coke proppant particles and a carrier fluid within at least a portion of the hydraulic fractures, where the carrier fluid has a base viscosity of at most 0.8 cP at 25° C. Another method comprises providing a carrier fluid having a viscosity of at most 0.8 cP at 25° C. and forming a fracturing fluid comprising the carrier fluid and coke proppant particles.

The invention belongs to the field of coal mine rock burst and gas control, and relates to a high-gas coal seam mining method with cooperation of hydraulic fracturing pressure relief and high drainage roadway, which comprises the following steps: constructing a trend high drainage roadway, and constructing a hydraulic fracturing drill hole and fracturing in an air return crossheading; constructing layer-crossing drilling holes from the trend high drainage roadway to the air return crossheading; tunneling an air return crossheading and ventilating; performing hydraulic fracturing drilling and fracturing in the open-off cut; constructing a layer-penetrating hole from the end part of the trend high drainage roadway to the open-off cut; tunneling a cut hole and ventilating; the air return crossheading is connected with the air return main roadway; bedding drilling and fracturing are carried out in self-air-return crossheading construction; and hydraulic fracturing drilling and fracturing are conducted on the transportation crossheading, the transportation crossheading is tunneled and ventilated, and working face stoping is conducted. Pressure relief is carried out before roadway tunneling, a smooth air flow path can be formed before roadway tunneling and in the tunneling process to extract gas, newly generated gas on a tunnel face can be rapidly extracted, gas extraction can be continuously carried out during stoping, and safety of the whole production process is guaranteed.

A hydraulic fracturing process comprises, during a time interval T1, pumping a first fracturing fluid comprising first coke proppant particles into a subterranean formation, such that a first weight of the first coke proppant particles, WCP1, is pumped into the subterranean formation. The process also comprises, during a time interval T2 that occurs before or after T1, pumping a second fracturing fluid differing from the first fracturing fluid and comprising non-coke proppant particles and optionally second coke proppant particles into the subterranean formation, such that a second weight of the second coke proppant particles, if any, WCP2, is pumped into the subterranean formation, where WCP1 / WCP2≥1.2.

A method and a device for determining fracture closure pressure based on hydraulic fracturing are provided. The method includes: determining a leak-off volume of a fluid during a refrac cycle according to a fluid pressure during the refrac cycle; generating a stiffness change curve during the refrac cycle according to the leak-off volume of the fluid and the fluid pressure; and determining the fracture closure pressure according to the stiffness change curve. A hydraulic coupling mechanism and change characteristics during a pressure attenuation process are quantitatively characterized, and characteristic response corresponding to a pressure drop curve before and after the fracture closure are accurately described, thereby providing a method and a device for determining fracture closure pressure with clear physical significance and objective effectiveness.

Systems and methods presented herein include systems and methods for receiving data relating to an injection / falloff test performed in a well in fluid communication with a subterranean reservoir; determining operational parameters of a hydraulic fracturing operation using at least a portion of the data; applying the operational parameters to a pre-trained machine learning predictive model to determine an optimal set of control parameters; and issuing one or more commands relating to the control parameters to optimize the hydraulic fracturing operation on the subterranean reservoir.

The invention relates to the technical field of hydrofracture simulation experiments, in particular to a true triaxial hydrofracture fault slippage casing deformation monitoring method and system, and the method comprises the steps: preparing a target reservoir simulation sample; arranging and installing a shaft and a sensor; carrying out a water pressure physical model experiment and recording experiment data; and analyzing and processing the experimental data, and performing quantitative evaluation by combining the final state of the target reservoir simulation sample. According to the method, the shear deformation influence of fault slippage on the shaft casing under the true triaxial hydraulic fracturing condition can be quantitatively evaluated; scientific basis is provided for optimization of fracturing optimization design parameters, and engineering practical significance is achieved for optimization of the horizontal well casing damage prevention and control theory and on-site construction design.

Embodiments of a manifold of a hydraulic fracturing system include a junction having an inlet flow bore. The junction can include an integrated flow junction and valve check assembly having a body including a central portion and one or more side portions. The central portion can be positioned between a pair of manifold sections of the manifold and attached thereto. The one or more side portions extend radially from the central portion and include an inlet bore through which a pressurized fluid is received and supplied to the manifold. One or more check valves is positioned along the inlet bore so as to be integrated within the body of the junction.

The invention provides a method, medium and system for calculating the extension length of a hydraulic fracturing main fracture, and belongs to the technical field of hydraulic fracturing. The method, medium and system for calculating the extension length of the hydraulic fracturing main fracture comprise the steps that a water hammer wave signal at the position of a well mouth after hydraulic fracturing pump stopping is obtained; performing cepstrum analysis on the water hammer wave signal; the minimum period of the positive pulse extreme point of the complex cepstrum curve is calculated, and the time of the water hammer wave moving from a wellhead to a bridge plug is obtained; calculating the average speed of movement of the water hammer waves in the well; performing linear trend removal processing on the local signal of the water hammer wave; fourier transform is carried out on the local signal after linear trend removal processing, and a water hammer wave local signal frequency spectrum is obtained; extracting a fundamental frequency corresponding to a maximum value point in the water hammer wave local signal spectrum as a response frequency in the main crack; according to the response frequency in the main fracture, the propagation time of the water hammer wave in the main fracture is calculated; and calculating the extension length of the main crack.

The invention provides a hydraulic fracture growth visualization method and device based on microseismic point cloud. The method comprises the steps that first point cloud data of a real micro-seismic event is obtained based on observation data of a micro-seismic monitoring system, and the micro-seismic monitoring system is used for collecting data of the micro-seismic event generated when hydraulic fracturing operation is conducted on a target reservoir; real fracturing curve parameters associated with the hydraulic fracturing operation are obtained; based on the first point cloud data of the real micro-seismic event, constructing a first micro-seismic density field on a continuous time sequence; based on the first micro-seismic density field and the real fracturing curve parameters, adopting a pre-trained multi-source fusion neural network model to perform predictive reasoning to obtain fracture probability distribution output by the multi-source fusion neural network model; and determining a crack boundary and an extension form based on the crack probability distribution, and overlapping the crack boundary and the extension form on the reference underlying structure or the actual well position profile for display. According to the invention, the accuracy and timeliness of crack identification can be improved.

The invention provides a hydraulic fracturing fracture net distribution form near-field monitoring method, which comprises the following steps of: arranging a plurality of roof monitoring holes in roadways on two sides of an underground coal mine working surface, installing electromagnetic signal sensors in each roof monitoring hole and on anchor rods of roadway stoping sides, and constructing a full-space monitoring network covering a hydraulic fracturing layer; a data interpretation processing module of the electromagnetic signal time-shifting imaging analysis system comprises a multi-field coupling mathematical model for analyzing and deducing real-time imaging of electromagnetic signals; in the hydraulic fracturing process, an electromagnetic signal sensor is used for monitoring a current field, an electromagnetic field and an ion diffusion field in the rock mass fracture development and expansion process, a monitoring result is substituted into an electromagnetic signal time-shifting imaging analysis system for calculation and feature value extraction, and the fracture net distribution form is deduced through the feature value. According to the invention, the expansion path of the fracturing fluid in the rock stratum can be monitored in real time, the three-dimensional distribution form of the hydraulic fracturing fracture network can be inverted, and a new technical support is provided for the inspection of the hydraulic fracturing pressure relief effect of the underground coal mine.

A fracturing fluid comprises a carrier fluid and proppant particles. The proppant particles comprise non-coke proppant particles and coke proppant particles. The coke proppant particles are provided at a concentration of 10 vol % to 67 vol % of the proppant particles within the fracturing fluid, based on a total volume of all proppant particles in the fracturing fluid, on a dry particle basis. A method of making the fracturing fluid comprises providing a first collection of coke proppant particles having a first total particle volume of V1; providing a second collection of non-coke proppant particles having a second total particle volume of V2, wherein 0.1≤V1 / (V1+V2)≤0.67; and mixing the first collection and the second collection with at least a carrier fluid. A hydraulic fracturing method includes hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation via a wellbore by introducing such fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation via the wellbore.