810 results about "Hydraulic fracturing" patented technology

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.

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.

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 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.

The invention discloses a mining section coal pillar goaf side concrete wall reinforcing method, and relates to the field of coal mining, and the method comprises the following steps: collecting section coal pillar geological parameters; calculating a boundary position of a plastic zone according to geological parameters of the coal pillar, and dividing the coal pillar into a broken zone, a fractured zone and an original structure zone; basic roof strata are determined according to geological parameters of the coal pillar, the bearing capacity of the basic roof strata is calculated, the basic roof strata with the minimum bearing capacity serves as a roof cutting target layer, and the hydrofracture roof cutting drilling depth needed for penetrating through the target layer is determined; the broken area range serves as the influence range of surrounding rock pressure calculation, the static load q applied to the concrete wall by the surrounding rock pressure is calculated, the static load q is corrected through a dynamic load coefficient, and a supporting load Q is obtained; and according to the support load Q, reinforcement parameters are determined. Aiming at the surrounding rock deformation and instability of the adjacent roadway on the section coal pillar gob side under the deep well mining condition, the method effectively controls the surrounding rock deformation and instability of the adjacent roadway caused by working face mining disturbance.

The present application relates to the technical field of shale oil and gas field development, and is a test system for simulating fault activation and induced earthquake under the action of horizontal well hydraulic fracturing, which comprises a horizontal well geological model, a distributed optical fiber monitoring system, a perforating system, a fracturing system, a formation temperature simulation system and a stress applying system. The present application has a reasonable and compact structure and is convenient to use. It can realize the application of true triaxial formation pressure, simulate the real formation temperature of the formation where the horizontal well is located, and continuously and real-timely monitor the multi-physical field of the fault-containing geological reservoir under the conditions of formation pressure, temperature, the whole process of horizontal well hydraulic fracturing and multi-step conditions. Therefore, the mechanism of hydraulic fracturing activating faults, the feature difference of multi-stage fracturing fracture network, the deformation of casing and the risk of induced earthquake can be quantitatively characterized and regularly analyzed, so as to study the formation and expansion of rock mass fracturing fracture network, the activation of faults and the deformation and damage process of wellbore casing during the whole process of fracturing at different stages of horizontal well.

A method for controlling a fracture height in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs under multi-bedding interference is provided. The method includes: obtaining geological parameters of a target horizontal well, and determining a fracturing fluid and construction parameters based on a production capacity target of the target horizontal well; determining a hydraulic fracturing process of the target horizontal well based on a hydraulic fracturing model for processing the multi-bedding interference, and evaluating the fracture height; comparing the fracture height with an expected control height, if the fracture height is greater than the expected control height, reducing a displacement of the fracturing fluid or a total time of a hydraulic fracturing to update the construction parameters until the fracture height is less than the expected control height; and performing the hydraulic fracturing on the target horizontal well based on updated construction parameters.

The invention discloses a coal seam induced fracturing method. A hydraulic fracturing fluid comprises a basic aqueous phase system and induced functional particles dispersed in the basic aqueous phase system. The prepared hydraulic fracturing fluid is injected into a target stratum at the set displacement and pressure, and an initial main fracture is formed in a reservoir by means of the fluid pressure; in the process, the functional particles in the fracturing fluid enter the crack tip and the potential branch position along with the fluid and are uniformly distributed in a crack channel; along with migration of the fracturing fluid in the stratum, the inducible functional particles act under different triggering conditions, so that the fracture system is evolved into a multi-direction and multi-branch fracture network from a single main fracture, and the transformation volume and the reservoir permeability are increased. Expansion or reaction can be triggered in the fracture, so that stress concentration is generated locally, secondary fracture formation is induced, a complex fracture network is constructed, and reservoir permeability is improved.

A system and method for operating a fleet of pumps for a turbine driven fracturing pump system used in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed. A method of operating a fleet of pumps associated with a hydraulic fracturing system includes receiving a demand Hydraulic Horse Power (HHP) signal. The demand HHP signal may include the Horse Power (HP) required for the hydraulic fracturing system to operate and may include consideration for frictional and other losses. The method further includes operating all available pump units at a percentage of rating below Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) level, based on the demand HHP signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving a signal for loss of power from one or more pump units. The method further includes operating one or more units at MCP level and operating one or more units at Maximum Intermittent Power (MIP) level to meet the demand HHP signal.

The present disclosure provides embodiments of a monobore assembly to be positioned in a hydraulic fracturing manifold system to provide overpressure relief and bleed using choke valves. The monobore assembly includes a control module, a pressure relief choke valve, a pressure transducer, and a bleed choke valve. The control module has a controller configured to receive a pressure signal, from the pressure transducer, and upon determination the pressure is above a predetermined threshold, send an output action to relieve the pressure in a throughbore of the monobore assembly. The pressure relief choke valve is configured to receive the output action and open in less than 0.4 seconds, thereby to prevent damage from overpressure within a throughbore of a first monobore junction. The bleed choke valve is also configured to receive the output action to controllably evacuate pressure, or pressurized fluid, within a throughbore of a second monobore junction.

An embodiment of a manifold of a hydraulic fracturing system includes a flow cross junction including an inlet flow bore. In addition, the manifold includes a coupling adapter including an external shoulder and a connection device. The connection device is to connect to an output of a pump of the hydraulic fracturing system, and the coupling adapter is removably inserted within the inlet flow bore such that the connection device is positioned outside of the inlet flow bore. Further, the manifold includes a retainer ring connected to the flow cross junction and compressed against the external shoulder.

The present disclosure provides a method of processing data obtained from distributed optical fiber sensors to detect acoustic energy generated by a poroelastic effect of fractures in a structure, such as a rock formation. The sensing fiber of an optical fiber distributed sensing system may be deployed in the vicinity of the region where fracturing is occurring, for example, along a well that is offset from a treatment well undergoing hydraulic fracturing. The DAS data obtained from along the sensing fiber is processed to measure changes in the low-frequency strain caused by the poroelastic effects in the rock as the fractures open and close. This measured strain rate data is iteratively processed at each instant time to identify fracture opening features (characterised as compression-tension-compression) that are correlated with fracture closing features (characterised as tension-compression-tension) as a function of depth, to thereby identify and locate fracture hits in the vicinity of the sensing fiber.

Some implementations include a method for predicting a plug leak in a wellbore during hydraulic fracturing operations. The method may include: generating a training data set including feature samples and prediction samples, wherein the feature samples include values derived from past pressure pulses in the well with or without other fracturing treatment data and the prediction samples include values derived from digital acoustic sensing (DAS) sensors located in the wellbore; training, with the training data set, a learning machine to predict the plug leak during the hydraulic fracturing operations based on pressure with or without other treatment data indicating one or more current pressure pulses.

The invention relates to the technical field of crustal stress measurement, in particular to a hydraulic fracturing multi-parameter in-situ crustal stress detection device, which comprises an upper packer, a measurement section and a lower packer which are connected in sequence, and further comprises a data acquisition unit, a fracturing section multi-parameter acquisition device and a fracturing crack ultrasonic imaging synchronous detection device, the fracturing section multi-parameter acquisition device and the fracturing crack ultrasonic imaging synchronous detection device are both mounted in the measurement section and can synchronously observe the fracturing section to realize a parallel observation mode; the fracturing section multi-parameter acquisition device comprises a flow sensor and a pressure sensor; the fracturing crack ultrasonic imaging synchronous detection device is used for synchronously observing the dynamic change process of the fracturing crack; and the data acquisition unit is used for collecting flow data and pressure data, establishing a pressure-flow curve to obtain crustal stress data, and collecting dynamic change process data of fracturing cracks to determine the magnitude and direction of crustal stress.

The invention discloses an intelligent and accurate regulation and control multi-method collaborative fracturing intensified gas extraction method and system, and the method achieves the dynamic and accurate adjustment of parameters such as borehole arrangement, hydraulic fracturing strength and ultrasonic frequency through an intelligent regulation and control algorithm based on monitoring geological parameter feedback and a parameter self-adaptive adjustment technology. The optimal gas extraction scheme can be implemented according to different coal seam geological conditions, and the accuracy and efficiency of gas extraction are remarkably improved. The coal seam anti-reflection method is simple in construction process and easy and convenient to operate, the defects of a single anti-reflection technology can be effectively overcome, the advantages and disadvantages of anti-reflection measures are complementary, the coal seam anti-reflection effect is effectively improved, efficient mining and utilization of gas resources are achieved, safe and efficient production of a mine is powerfully guaranteed, and remarkable economic benefits and social benefits are achieved.

The invention relates to the technical field of coal mining and mine safety engineering, and discloses a coal pillar stability dynamic monitoring and pressure relief control method for gob-side entry driving, which comprises the following steps: collecting multi-field coupling signals of a coal pillar, and collecting environmental data of a roadway; analyzing the stability of the coal pillar according to the multi-field coupling signal, and when an analysis result does not meet a stable condition and the environmental data does not meet an environmental condition, generating a cooperative control instruction of the high-pressure water jet system integrated with the solid-liquid waste collection device; executing directional hydraulic fracturing pressure relief operation on the coal pillar area according to the cooperative control instruction, and monitoring the stress distribution and fracture closing state of the coal pillar after pressure relief; hydraulic parameters of the high-pressure water jet system are adjusted according to the coal pillar stress distribution and the fracture closed state; and when the coal pillar recovers the stable state and the environmental data meet the environmental conditions, controlling the pressure relief operation of the coal pillar area according to the cooperative stop instruction. According to the method, the accuracy of dynamic monitoring and pressure relief control of the stability of the coal pillar of gob-side entry driving can be improved.

The invention provides a shale reservoir hydraulic fracturing wellbore casing deformation risk judgment method which comprises the steps that geological parameters and principal stress of a target area are obtained, and the principal stress comprises horizontal principal stress, maximum principal stress and vertical principal stress. And determining an included angle between the fault plane and the hydraulic fracture plane according to the normal vector of the fault plane and the normal vector of the hydraulic fracture plane. And calculating by substituting the geological parameters, the principal stress and the included angle into an established stress calculation model of the fault plane to obtain shear stress and normal stress of the fault plane in the target area. And calculating by substituting the shear stress and the normal stress into the established displacement component calculation model to obtain the slip component of the fault plane in the target area. And performing safety early warning based on the risk level. The fault slip amount is calculated by accurately identifying the stratum physical property parameters and the fault structure, so that the casing deformation risk is judged.

The invention provides a hydraulic fracturing simulation device, which comprises a pressure pump, a function module, an execution module, a visual display module and a valve assembly, the function module comprises a sand mixing unit and an oil-water separation unit, the execution module comprises a shaft simulation unit and a multi-stage crack simulation unit, and the shaft simulation unit and the multi-stage crack simulation unit are communicated. A gradient pressure triggering structure is arranged in the multi-stage crack simulation unit so as to realize multi-stage crack progressive expansion; the valve assembly comprises a first valve, a second valve, a third valve and a fourth valve, the first valve is connected with the pressure pump and the sand mixing unit, the second valve is connected with the sand mixing unit and the shaft simulation unit, the third valve is connected with the pressure pump and the oil-water separation unit, and the fourth valve is connected with the oil-water separation unit and the shaft simulation unit; thus, through integrated design, a valve assembly double-loop switching mechanism and gradient triggering and visual collaborative layout, the requirements for integration, continuity, high simulation and high precision of the hydraulic fracturing experiment are met, and the hydraulic fracturing experiment system fully meets the requirements for industry core development.

The invention relates to the technical field of hydraulic fracturing numerical simulation, aims at solving the problem that in the prior art, shale reservoir multi-scale natural fractures are difficult to simulate, and provides a shale reservoir multi-scale fracture numerical simulation method, a computer device, a readable storage medium and a program product. The method comprises the following steps: S1, preparing a standard shale core; s2, acquiring natural fracture distribution information of the standard shale core; s3, generating a natural fracture unit based on the obtained natural fracture distribution information; s4, generating a rock matrix unit; s5, embedding a global cohesion unit; based on the distribution information of the multi-scale natural fractures, random expansion numerical simulation of the multi-scale fractures of the shale reservoir is achieved through the cohesion unit, the technical problem that the multi-scale natural fractures of the shale reservoir are difficult to simulate is solved, the multi-scale natural fractures in the shale reservoir can be effectively activated, and the expansion form of the hydraulic fracture can be accurately predicted; the method can be used for supporting hydraulic fracturing reservoir transformation and fracturing construction optimization and adjustment.

Methods and systems are configured for obtain reservoir data representing one or more features of a reservoir. The reservoir data include a set of values that satisfy a probability distribution associated with that feature. The process includes performing a geological simulation of hydraulic fracturing in the reservoir, the geological simulation generating a production estimate for a well based on the reservoir data, the production estimate associated with the one or more features; generating training data using the production estimate associated with the one or more features. The process includes training, using the training data, a machine learning model to predict a fracture half-length value of the reservoir, the fracture half-length value corresponding to the hydraulic fracturing represented by the training data. The process includes determining, based on the training, a history-matched value for the fracture half-length of the reservoir.

The invention discloses a true triaxial hydraulic fracturing multi-scale monitoring system fusing acoustic emission, ultrasonic wave and strain linkage, and relates to the technical field of true triaxial hydraulic fracturing, which comprises a device main body, a horizontal stress loading system, a hydraulic servo pump pressure module, an acoustic emission monitoring system, a crack strain monitoring system and an ultrasonic monitoring system, according to the true triaxial hydrofracture multi-scale monitoring system integrating acoustic emission, ultrasonic wave and strain linkage, the hydrofracture process is comprehensively monitored through the acoustic emission monitoring module, the ultrasonic wave monitoring module and the strain gauge array monitoring module in an experiment, and the three monitoring means are matched with one another; and a data support with high temporal-spatial resolution is provided for the whole crack evolution process.

The invention relates to a hydraulic slotting and fracturing integrated collaborative operation system, and belongs to the technical field of coal mining. The system comprises a multi-parameter three-dimensional monitoring module, a multi-mode cooperative control module, a hydraulic fracturing module and a hydraulic slotting module. The multi-parameter three-dimensional monitoring module is used for carrying out crack three-dimensional modeling, stress field dynamic tracking and gas component real-time analysis; the multi-mode cooperative control module analyzes the geological exploration data output by the multi-parameter three-dimensional monitoring module to obtain geological parameters, and generates an operation scheme according to the geological parameters; and the hydraulic fracturing module and the hydraulic slotting module cooperatively work under the control of the multi-mode cooperative control module. Through the integrated collaborative design of hydraulic slotting and fracturing, the limitation of a single process is broken through, the construction efficiency and uniformity of a crack network are improved, the stability and coverage range of a gas extraction channel are improved, and a full-process intelligent solution is provided for safe and efficient mining of a complex coal seam.

A method, apparatus, and non-transitory, computer readable medium are disclosed herein for optimizing a pressure pulse signal during ramp down operations for a hydraulic fracturing process in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining pressure pulse data from a wellbore; calculating wave speed for the wellbore; and determining a rate change schedule for use during a ramp down procedure based on the wave speed.

The utility model discloses a pressure boosting device suitable for a hydraulic fracturing crustal stress test, which is sequentially connected with an upper rubber plug and a lower rubber plug of a crustal stress test device through a push-pull pressure relief conversion device, and comprises a pressure boosting cylinder body, a first pressure relief device, a second pressure relief device and a pressure relief device, the second inner cavity is sequentially connected with the upper rubber plug and the lower rubber plug through a push-pull pressure relief conversion device, an exhaust hole communicated with the first inner cavity is formed in the side wall of the pressure boosting cylinder body, and a water inlet and outlet hole communicated with the second inner cavity is further formed in the side wall of the pressure boosting cylinder body. The low-pressure piston is movably arranged in the first inner cavity, the high-pressure piston is movably arranged in the second inner cavity, and the force transmission column is connected with the low-pressure piston and the high-pressure piston. According to the utility model, the limited pressure in the coring drill rod can be increased to the test pressure required by the crustal stress test, so that the equipment loss risk during the crustal stress test is greatly reduced.

The invention provides a coal mine dynamic disaster hydraulic fracturing optimization method based on global model segmentation. Comprising the steps of global model and stress result generation, sub-model cutting and stress inheriting, borehole parameterization information modification, fracture randomness simulation, injection pressure and fracturing fluid material parameter loading, high-precision structural grid division, model operation to generate a stress nephogram and data extraction, digital twinborn construction, and AI proxy model training and optimization decision. And an optimized drilling parameter generation and parameter feedback and iterative optimization step. According to the method, accurate control over the hydraulic fracturing process is achieved by simulating the fracture extension process and intelligently optimizing the injection pressure and fracturing fluid parameters, the rock burst prevention and control capacity of hydraulic fracturing is improved through intelligentization and dynamic optimization, and therefore the risk of rock burst is effectively reduced, and the prevention and control effect and the safety of resource exploitation are improved.

The invention discloses an active treatment method for multi-source residual coal gas of a waste mine, which comprises the following steps: firstly, hydraulic fracturing pressure relief permeability improvement and overlying strata separation layer grouting reinforcement are cooperated, the hydraulic fracturing pressure relief permeability improvement establishes a netted fracture network in a coal body to realize permeability improvement, and the overlying strata separation layer grouting reinforcement compacts goaf gangue through grouting and reinforces an overlying strata to form a continuous bearing consolidation body; and therefore, a pressure relief and permeability increasing-strengthening and reinforcing integrated structure is formed, a stable structure and a penetrating seepage network are provided for subsequent displacement and gas extraction, and the subsequent gas extraction efficiency is guaranteed. Then low-temperature liquid CO2 is injected into the coal seam through the injection well, gas displacement and desorption are conducted on gas adsorbed in the coal seam under the action of phase change and competitive adsorption, expansion and development are conducted on fractures to enable permeability to be secondarily enhanced, and meanwhile part of CO2 obtained after displacement is retained and sealed in a coal body and a goaf; on the premise that the gas extraction concentration and efficiency are effectively improved, CO2 can be stored, and the dual effects of resource utilization and carbon storage are achieved.

The invention discloses a hydraulic fracturing crack propagation simulation acceleration method and system based on finite element and deep learning coupling. In order to solve the problems of large calculation amount and long time consumption of fracture propagation numerical simulation in the hydraulic fracturing process, the efficient fracture propagation prediction method is developed by combining deep learning sequence modeling and finite element software accurate solution. According to the method, the results of a plurality of first time steps of hydraulic fracturing crack expansion are firstly calculated and obtained through finite element software, corresponding physical field data are exported, deep learning models such as a long-short-term memory network (LSTM) are trained, and rapid prediction of the crack expansion form of the subsequent time steps is achieved; and a prediction result is transmitted back to the finite element software as a new initial condition, and cyclic coupling calculation is carried out. According to the method, computing resources and time required by hydraulic fracturing crack propagation simulation are greatly reduced, and the efficiency and engineering practicability of crack propagation analysis are improved.

The application discloses a coal rock anti-burst method of large-range seam forming by remote controllable shock wave and hydraulic fracturing, and comprises the following steps: step one, detecting and recording the stress concentration degree of target coal seam or rock stratum; step two, drilling; step three, withdrawing the hollow drill rod, arranging the discharge electrode connected with the cable at the front end of the hollow drill rod, and sending the discharge electrode into the drill hole through the hollow drill rod; step four, sealing the hole by using a hole sealer and performing hydraulic fracturing; steps five to seven, completing multiple repeated electric pulse discharge operations; and step eight, testing the pressure relief effect of the coal seam or rock stratum. The method uses the drilling cuttings method, high-pressure hydraulic fracturing and high-voltage electric pulse to perform large-range cracking and pressure relief on the coal rock stratum, changes the stress state of the coal rock stratum, and reduces the stress concentration degree, so that the anti-burst purpose is achieved. The method is mainly applied to deep coal rock body tunneling roadways and coal mining working faces containing coal rock body impact tendency.