%0 Journal Article
%T A numerical study on horizontal hydraulic fracture
%A J. Zhang
%A F. J. Biao
%A S. C. Zhang
%A X. X. Wang
%J Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technologies
%@ 2190-0566
%D 2012
%I Springer
%R 10.1007/s13202-011-0016-4
%X A 3D non-linear fluid¨Csolid coupling model for horizontal fracture of vertical well was established with the ABAQUS code. The wellbore, cement casing, perforation, pay layer and barriers were included in the model. Fluid¨Csolid coupling elements were used to describe the behavior of formation stress¨Cseepage flow coupling; pore pressure cohesive elements were employed to simulate the process of fracture initiation and propagation in formation. A typical horizontal fracturing process of a vertical well of Daqing Oilfield, China was simulated with the model. All the concerned parameters in simulation were taken from the field measurements. The simulated bottom-hole pressure evolution is consistent with the data measured from the field. The configurations of the fracture and porous pressure distributions in the fracture are presented and discussed.
%K Fracture propagation
%K Horizontal fracture
%K Non-linear model
%K Fluid¨Csolid coupling
%K Cohesive element
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-011-0016-4