The paper presents an approach for simulation of refracturing treatment on vertical oil wells. The model is accounting for filtration of hydraulic fracturing fluid through the proppant packed inside the crack formed during previous hydraulic fracturing treatments. The simulations provide a possibility to estimate history of stress intensity factor appearing at the tip of the existing crack once the time profile of pressure within the wellbore is given. Introducing critical value of the stress intensity factor for the fractured media, time-to-fracture initiation (after pressure increase start) can be estimated and compared to instance of fracture event registered in real conditions. Also, the possibility of fracture reorientation through formation of new fractures at the region adjacent to the wellbore is studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-284
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE)
Volume7
Issue number4.26 Special Issue 26
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

    Research areas

  • Fracturing fluid, Hydraulic fracturing, Oil production, Oil production increment

    Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Engineering(all)
  • Hardware and Architecture

ID: 40627213