Current Research and Future Development in Hydraulic Fracturing in Geo-Energy
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 February 2025 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydraulic fracturing technology turns the production of oil and gas in tight sand and shale formations, of which some are as tight as granite, from dream to reality. The wide application of hydraulic fracturing technology liberated the US from foreign oil dependence and converted it to a net oil and gas exporting country. Propagation and successful application of this advanced technology would allow more countries to achieve energy independence. This issue focuses on three topics: Topic 1—the fundamentals of modern hydraulic fracturing technology. Papers introduce the theoretical aspects of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in multiple horizontal wells. Topic 2—the successful application of hydraulic fracturing in developing unconventional oil and gas. Papers cover the technical status and dominant trends of this technology, such as the dominant lateral length of the horizontal wells, the dominant number of stages of hydraulic fracturing, and other related parameters. Topic 3—the application of hydraulic fracturing technology for geothermal energy development. Papers will introduce the status in this aspect, with minor coverage of global geothermal potential.
While many countries have huge amounts of unconventional oil and gas resources that can be more economically developed using advanced hydraulic fracturing technology, every country should have enough geothermal energy at a certain depth. This opens a new dream, and challenge—universal energy independence, just like clean air and water.
Dr. Zhengwen Zeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydraulic fracturing
- unconventional resources
- tight oil
- shale gas
- hot-dry-rock
- geothermal energy
- universal energy independence
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