Core-scale numerical simulation and comparison of breakdown of shale and resulting fractures using sc-CO2 and water as injectants
Jie Yang, Hamdi A. Tchelepi, Anthony R. Kovscek
Topics & Concepts
Oil shaleMechanicsFracture (geology)ViscosityBoundary value problemGeologyHydraulic fracturingBedFluid dynamicsPetroleum engineeringGeothermal gradientSupercritical fluidMaterials scienceGeotechnical engineeringThermodynamicsComposite materialGeophysicsPhysicsAnisotropyPaleontologyQuantum mechanicsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisRock Mechanics and ModelingCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions