@article{bb055e32349440d0a47bce942faac3c8,
title = "Semianalytical method of two-phase liquid transport in shale reservoirs and its application in fracture characterization",
abstract = "This study presents a new semi-analytical method to simulate the two-phase liquid transport in hydraulic fractures (HF) and matrix system, which can be applied to characterize HF attributes and dynamics using the flowback data from hydraulically fractured shale oil wells. The proposed approach includes a fracture model for HF properties calculation and a matrix model capable of considering multiple liquid transport mechanisms in shale nanopores. The proposed method is first validated with the numerical simulation then applied to a field example in Eagle Ford shale. The numerical validation confirms that our method can accurately characterize fracture attributes and closure dynamics by closely estimating the initial fracture permeability, pore-volume, compressibility, and permeability modulus. Furthermore, the analysis results from numerical simulation and a field example both indicate a clear flow enhancement and deficit for oil and water transport, respectively, due to the slippage effect and variation of fluid properties inside nanopores.",
author = "Fengyuan Zhang and Hamid Emami-Meybodi",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvaina State University of their financial support. Dr. Fengyuan Zhang acknowledges the support by the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (No. 2462021BJRC003 and 2462021YJRC012). Dr. Hamid Emami-Meybodi holds E.Willard \& Ruby S. Miller Faculty Fellow at The Pennsylvania State University. This research was enabled with the use of the software provided by Computer Modelling Group, Inc. (CMG) and IHS Markit. Funding Information: Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing, Grant/Award Numbers: 2462021YJRC012, 2462021BJRC003 Funding information Funding Information: The authors thank the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvaina State University of their financial support. Dr. Fengyuan Zhang acknowledges the support by the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing (No. 2462021BJRC003 and 2462021YJRC012). Dr. Hamid Emami‐Meybodi holds E.Willard \& Ruby S. Miller Faculty Fellow at The Pennsylvania State University. This research was enabled with the use of the software provided by Computer Modelling Group, Inc. (CMG) and IHS Markit. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 American Institute of Chemical Engineers",
year = "2022",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1002/aic.17449",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "68",
journal = "AIChE Journal",
issn = "0001-1541",
publisher = "American Institute of Chemical Engineers",
number = "2",
}