Thermal shock damage in deep shale hydraulic fracturing can impact fracture propagation behaviors,potentially leading to the formation of complex fractures and enhancing gas recovery.This study introduces a thermalhyd...Thermal shock damage in deep shale hydraulic fracturing can impact fracture propagation behaviors,potentially leading to the formation of complex fractures and enhancing gas recovery.This study introduces a thermalhydraulic-mechnical(THM)coupled fracture propagation model relying on the phase field method to simulate thermal shock-induced fracturing in the deep shale considering dynamic temperature conditions.The validity of this model is confirmed through comparison of experimental and numerical results concerning the THM-coupled stress field and thermal cracking.Special attention is paid to the interaction of thermal shock-induced fractures in deep shale that contains weak planes.The results indicate that thermal shock-induced stress significantly amplifies the tensile stress range and deteriorates rock strength,resulting in a multi-point failure pattern within a fracture.The thermal shock damage degree is closely related to the fracture cooling efficiency,suggesting that considering downhole temperature conditions in THM-coupled fracture stress field calculations is advisable.Thermal shock can activate pre-existing natural fractures and enhance the penetration ability of hydraulic fractures,thereby leading to a fracture network.展开更多
基金paper is funded by the CNOOC Science and Technology Project(KJGG2022-0701)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51904258,51874250).
文摘Thermal shock damage in deep shale hydraulic fracturing can impact fracture propagation behaviors,potentially leading to the formation of complex fractures and enhancing gas recovery.This study introduces a thermalhydraulic-mechnical(THM)coupled fracture propagation model relying on the phase field method to simulate thermal shock-induced fracturing in the deep shale considering dynamic temperature conditions.The validity of this model is confirmed through comparison of experimental and numerical results concerning the THM-coupled stress field and thermal cracking.Special attention is paid to the interaction of thermal shock-induced fractures in deep shale that contains weak planes.The results indicate that thermal shock-induced stress significantly amplifies the tensile stress range and deteriorates rock strength,resulting in a multi-point failure pattern within a fracture.The thermal shock damage degree is closely related to the fracture cooling efficiency,suggesting that considering downhole temperature conditions in THM-coupled fracture stress field calculations is advisable.Thermal shock can activate pre-existing natural fractures and enhance the penetration ability of hydraulic fractures,thereby leading to a fracture network.
