Experimental flow-through a single fracture with monolayer proppant at reservoir conditions: A case study on Caney Shale, Southwest Oklahoma, USA

Katende, Allan; Rutqvist, Jonny; Massion, Cody; Radonjic, Mileva

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.127181

Experimental flow-through a single fracture with monolayer proppant at reservoir conditions: A case study on Caney Shale, Southwest Oklahoma, USA

Journal Article · Thu Mar 09 23:00:00 EST 2023 · Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127181· OSTI ID:2997260

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Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Global energy systems are undergoing a crucial transition to clean energy sources, thereby moving away from fossil-fuel based energy with the ultimate aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. It is essential to continue to advance in exploring and developing shale gas resources as this will underpin the global supply of natural gas that is needed to support the energy transition. The challenge hereby is that the slow fluid flow of the shale matrix due to its very low permeability requires large-scale volume fracturing to produce a conductive fracture network that enhances the connectivity between the shale formation and the wellbore. This work examines the influence of a thin proppant layer on a single fracture using a flow-through experiment, and also explores whether proppant embedment in the Caney shale is affected by the rock mineralogy, surface roughness, fluids, confining stress, time, temperature and bedding. The experiment was conducted for a duration of nine days (216 h), experimental temperature was varied from ambient temperature to reservoir temperature of 125 °C (257 °F) and confining stress was varied from 367 psi (2.53MPa) to a maximum of 4011.82 psi (27.66 MPa). Here, we find that the conductivity of the fracture is primarily influenced by the layer of proppant used, surface roughness, mineralogy, fluids, temperature and closure stress.

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Research Organization:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031776; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2997260

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1999913

Journal Information:: Energy, Journal Name: Energy Vol. 273; ISSN 0360-5442

Publisher:: Elsevier BVCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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