Research on the Migration and Settlement Laws of Backflow Proppants after Fracturing Tight Sandstone
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Distribution Characteristics of Backflow Proppants in Tight Sandstone
3.2. Research on the Influencing Factors of the Sedimentation Rates of Proppants
3.3. Distribution Characteristics of Support Agents for Tight Sandstone Backflow
3.4. Mechanism of Free Settling of Proppants under Multi-Fluid Conditions
4. Results and Analysis
4.1. Multi-Dimensional Transport and Settlement Laws of Proppants
4.2. Exploration of the Transport and Settlement Laws of Proppant Based on Artificial Intelligence
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cd | Re |
---|---|
≤1 | |
1~500 | |
0.44 | 500~200,000 |
Number of Groups | i1 | i2 | i3 | i4 | i5 | i6 | i7 | o1 | o2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.5 | −0.9 | −0.7 | 0.3 | −0.7 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 0.7 | −0.9 |
2 | −0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | −0.5 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.8 | −0.4 | 0.6 |
3 | 0.1 | −0.3 | −0.8 | 0.9 | −0.9 | 0.6 | −0.7 | 0.9 | −0.3 |
4 | −0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | −0.8 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.4 | −0.6 | 0.7 |
5 | 0.1 | −0.6 | −0.6 | 0.6 | −0.3 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.2 | −0.5 |
6 | −0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | −0.2 | 0.8 | −0.8 | 0.2 | −0.8 | 0.2 |
7 | 0.6 | −0.5 | −0.3 | 0.7 | −0.6 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 0.3 | −0.8 |
8 | −0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 0.1 | −0.5 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
9 | 0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 0.1 | −0.6 | 0.5 | −0.4 |
10 | −0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | −0.6 | 0.7 | −0.6 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.8 |
11 | 0.4 | −0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | −0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.9 |
12 | −0.7 | 0.3 | −0.8 | −0.7 | 0.9 | −0.6 | −0.6 | −0.4 | 0.6 |
13 | 0.9 | −0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | −0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
14 | −0.2 | 0.8 | −0.5 | −0.4 | 0.3 | −0.7 | −0.7 | −0.2 | 0.7 |
15 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 0.2 | −0.8 | −0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
16 | −0.3 | 0.9 | −0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | −0.9 | −0.9 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
17 | 0.8 | −0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | −0.8 |
18 | −0.5 | 0.6 | −0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
19 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.7 | −0.6 | −0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 |
20 | −0.8 | 0.7 | −0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −0.6 | 0.8 |
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Cheng, H.; Qin, Q. Research on the Migration and Settlement Laws of Backflow Proppants after Fracturing Tight Sandstone. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7746. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177746
Cheng H, Qin Q. Research on the Migration and Settlement Laws of Backflow Proppants after Fracturing Tight Sandstone. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(17):7746. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177746
Chicago/Turabian StyleCheng, Hanlie, and Qiang Qin. 2024. "Research on the Migration and Settlement Laws of Backflow Proppants after Fracturing Tight Sandstone" Applied Sciences 14, no. 17: 7746. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177746