Numerical analysis of hydraulic fracture propagation in deep shale reservoir with different injection strategies

Deep shale reservoirs are characterized by elevated breakdown pressures,diminished fracture complexity,and reduced modified volumes compared to medium and shallow reservoirs.Therefore,it is urgent to investigate particular injection strategies that can optimize breakdown pressure and fracturing efficiency to address the increasing demands for deep shale reservoir stimulation.In this study,the efficiency of various stimulation strategies,including multi-cluster simultaneous fracturing,modified alternating fracturing,alternating shut-in fracturing,and cyclic alternating fracturing,was evaluated.Subsequently,the sensitivity of factors such as the cycle index,shut-in time,cluster spacing,and horizontal permeability was investigated.Additionally,the flow distribution effect within the wellbore was discussed.The results indicate that relative to multi-cluster simultaneous fracturing,modified alternating fracturing exhibits reduced susceptibility to the stress shadow effect,which results in earlier breakdown,extended hydraulic fracture lengths,and more consistent propagation despite an increase in breakdown pressure.The alternating shut-in fracturing benefits the increase of fracture length,which is closely related to the shut-in time.Furthermore,cyclic alternating fracturing markedly lowers breakdown pressure and contributes to uniform fracture propagation,in which the cycle count plays an important role.Modified alternating fracturing demonstrates insensitivity to variations in cluster spacing,whereas horizontal permeability is a critical factor affecting fracture length.The wellbore effect restrains the accumulation of pressure and flow near the perforation,delaying the initiation of hydraulic fractures.The simulation results can provide valuable numerical insights for optimizing injection strategies for deep shale hydraulic fracturing.

Effect of different injection strategies considering intravenous injection on combination therapy of magnetic hyperthermia and thermosensitive liposomes

The combination therapy of magnetic hyperthermia and thermosensitive liposomes(TSL)is an emerging and effective cancer treatment method.The heat generation of magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)due to an external alternating magnetic field can not only directly damage tumor cells,but also serves as a triggering factor for the release of doxorubicin from TSL.The aim of this study is to investigate the effects in the degree of tumor cell damage of two proposed injection strategies that consider intravenous administration.Since both MNPs and TSL enter the tumor region intravenously,this study establishes a biological geometric model based on an experiment-based vascular distribution.Furthermore,this study derives the flow velocity of interstitial fluid after coupling the pressure distribution inside blood vessels and the pressure distribution of interstitial fluid,which then provides the convective velocity for the calculation of subsequent nanoparticle concentration.Different injection strategies for the proposed approach are evaluated by drug delivery result,temperature distribution,and tumor cell damage.Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed delayed injection strategy after optimization can not only result in a wider distribution for MNPs and TSL due to the sufficient diffusion time,but also improves the distribution of the temperature and drug concentration fields for the overall efficacy of combination therapy.

Investigation of flue gas water-alternating gas (flue gas–WAG) injection for enhanced oil recovery and multicomponent flue gas storage in the post-waterflooding reservoir

Flue gas fooding is one of the important technologies to improve oil recovery and achieve greenhouse gas storage.In order to study multicomponent fue gas storage capacity and enhanced oil recovery(EOR)performance of fue gas water-alternating gas(fue gas-WAG)injection after continuous waterfooding in an oil reservoir,a long core fooding system was built.The experimental results showed that the oil recovery factor of fue gas-WAG fooding was increased by 21.25%after continuous waterfooding and fue gas-WAG fooding could further enhance oil recovery and reduce water cut signifcantly.A novel material balance model based on storage mechanism was developed to estimate the multicomponent fue gas storage capacity and storage capacity of each component of fue gas in reservoir oil,water and as free gas in the post-waterfooding reservoir.The ultimate storage ratio of fue gas is 16%in the fue gas-WAG fooding process.The calculation results of fue gas storage capacity showed that the injection gas storage capacity mainly consists of N_(2) and CO_(2),only N_(2) exists as free gas phase in cores,and other components of injection gas are dissolved in oil and water.Finally,injection strategies from three perspectives for fue gas storage,EOR,and combination of fue gas storage and EOR were proposed,respectively.

Optimization of Combustion Characteristics and Fuel Injection Timing of a New Type Dual-Pit Combustor Rotary Engine

In order to improve the performance of the rotary engine,this paper has designed a new type of dual-pit rotary engine combustion chamber structure,and compares the combustion and emission characteristics with the rotary engine with a traditional combustion chamber.The existence of the dual-pit combustion chamber strengthens the overall vortex intensity in the cylinder,effectively promotes the mixing process of fuel and air in the cylinder,the maximum combustion pressure in the cylinder increased by 8.6%,significantly increases the diffusion combustion speed,and significantly improves the dynamic performance of the rotary engine.On this basis,the effects of fuel injection timing parameters on fuel distribution,combustion and emission characteristics were studied.Fuel distribution is more even and dispersed during injection in the later stage of compression.When the fuel injection timing was 105°BTDC in the middle of the compression phase,the matching effect of fuel distribution law and ignition scheme was the best.When the injection timing was 75°BTDC and 85°BTDC in the late compression stage,the mass fraction of NOx remained at a low level.The correlation between soot generation and the change of fuel injection timing was weak.When the injection time was 85°BTDC,the soot generation remained at a relatively high level.

A novel profile modification HPF-Co gel satisfied with fractured low permeability reservoirs in high temperature and high salinity

Conformance control and water plugging are a widely used EOR method in mature oilfields.However,majority of conformance control and water plugging agents are unavoidable dehydrated situation in high-temperature and high-salinity low permeability reservoirs.Consequently,a novel conformance control system HPF-Co gel,based on high-temperature stabilizer(CoCl_(2)·H_(2)O,CCH)is developed.The HPF-Co bulk gel has better performances with high temperature(120℃)and high salinity(1×10^(5)mg/L).According to Sydansk coding system,the gel strength of HPF-Co with CCH is increased to code G.The dehydration rate of HPF-Co gel is 32.0%after aging for 150 d at 120℃,showing excellent thermal stability.The rheological properties of HPF gel and HPF-Co gel are also studied.The results show that the storage modulus(G′)of HPF-Co gel is always greater than that of HPF gel.The effect of CCH on the microstructure of the gel is studied.The results show that the HPF-Co gel with CCH has a denser gel network,and the diameter of the three-dimensional network skeleton is 1.5-3.5μm.After 90 d of aging,HPF-Co gel still has a good three-dimensional structure.Infrared spectroscopy results show that CCH forms coordination bonds with N and O atoms in the gel amide group,which can suppress the vibration of cross-linked sites and improve the stability at high temperature.Fractured core plugging test determines the optimized polymer gel injection strategy and injection velocity with HPF-Co bulk gel system,plugging rate exceeding 98%.Moreover,the results of subsequent waterflooding recovery can be improved by 17%.

Numerical analysis of water-alternating-CO_(2) flooding for CO_(2)-EOR and storage projects in residual oil zones

Residual oil zones(ROZs)have high residual oil saturation,which can be produced using CO_(2) miscible flooding.At the same time,these zones are good candidates for CO_(2) sequestration.To evaluate the coupled CO_(2)-EOR and storage perfor-mance in ROZs for Water-Alternating-CO_(2)(WAG)flooding,a multi-compositional CO_(2) miscible model with molecular diffusion was developed.The effects of formation parameters(porosity,permeability,temperature),operation parameters(bottom hole pressure,WAG ratio,pore volume of injected water),and diffusion coeffcient on the coupled CO_(2)-EOR and storage were investigated.Five points from the CO_(2) sequestration curve and the oil recovery factor curve were selected to help better analyze coupled CO_(2)-EOR and storage.The results demonstrate that enhanced performance is observed when formation permeability is higher and a larger volume of water is injected.On the other hand,the performance diminishes with increasing porosity,molecular diffusion of gas,and the WAG ratio.When the temperature is around 100℃,coupled CO_(2)-EOR and storage performance is the worst.To achieve optimal miscible flooding,it is recommended to maintain the bottom hole pressure(BHP)of the injection well above 1.2 minimum miscibility pressure(MMP),while ensuring that the BHP of the production well remains sufficiently high.Furthermore,the tapered WAG flooding strategy proves to be profitable for enhanced oil recovery,as compared to a WAG ratio of 0.5:1,although it may not be as effective for CO_(2) sequestration.

Understanding aqueous foam with novel CO2-soluble surfactants for controlling CO2 vertical sweep in sandstone reservoirs

The ability of a novel nonionic CO2 -soluble surfactant to propagate foam in porous media was compared with that of a conventional anionic surfactant（aqueous soluble only）through core floods with Berea sandstone cores.Both simultaneous and alternating injections have been tested.The novel foam outperforms the conventional one with respect to faster foam propagation and higher desaturation rate.Furthermore,the novel injection strategy,CO2 continuous injection with dissolved CO2 -soluble surfactant,has been tested in the laboratory.Strong foam presented without delay.It is the first time the measured surfactant properties have been used to model foam transport on a field scale to extend our findings with the presence of gravity segregation.Different injection strategies have been tested under both constant rate and pressure constraints.It was showed that novel foam outperforms the conventional one in every scenario with much higher sweep efficiency and injectivity as well as more even pressure redistribution.Also,for this novel foam,it is not necessary that constant pressure injection is better,which has been concluded in previous literature for conventional foam.Furthermore,the novel injection strategy,CO2 continuous injection with dissolved CO2 -soluble surfactant,gave the best performance,which could lower the injection and water treatment cost.

Suppression of super-knock in TC-GDI engine using two-stage injection in intake stroke(TSII)

Turbocharging and direct injection are main technologies used for energy-saving gasoline engines. But the biggest challenge is super-knock, whose mechanism is unclear and has no effective strategy to suppress this super-knock until now. The effects of injection strategies on super-knock were experimentally investigated in a turbocharged GDI engine. It was found that two-stage injections during intake stroke （TSII） can eliminate super-knock. Meanwhile, the fuel consumption, emissions and exhaust tem- perature can keep optimized level. By sweeping the start of the 1st injection （SOIl）, end of the 2nd injection （EOI2） and the split injection ratios （ROI2） using 5000 cycles evaluation test at low-speed high load operating point, the optimized injection strategy for the typical TC-GDI engine is TSII with SOIl at middle of intake stroke, EOI2 at end of intake stroke, and ROI2 of 0.3.

Evaluation of enhancing CO_(2) sequestration by post-brine injection under different scenarios using the E300 compositional simulator

To accelerate the CO_(2) trapping in geological storage sites,several injection strategies have been proposed by researchers so far.However,the question remains unanswered as to which one of these injection strategies is the most efficient in terms of immobilising CO_(2) and more importantly,how these strategies might be improved.In this paper,we attempt to simulate a typical geological CO_(2) storage scheme in an aquifer using the E300 compositional reservoir simulator and subsequently investigate and compare the impact of various injection strategies on CO_(2) immobilising efficiency.Secondly,the impact of adding a short period of post-brine injection on various strategies is newly investigated.Our results reveal that using a relatively short period of post-brine injection can significantly improve total CO_(2) trapping efficiency in all the strategies.In general,by using post injection of brine,more CO_(2) is spread out through the aquifer and,as a consequence,by increasing the interfacial area of the CO_(2) plume,the amount of dissolution as a result of mass transfer increases significantly.Moreover,the effect of convection can become stronger in the case of post-brine injection creating a stronger density instability and thus a more rapid initiation of convection.Furthermore,when brine is injected into the system,CO_(2) is displaced away from the well resulting in a forced imbibition process and thereby enhancing the capillary trapping efficiency.The post-injection of brine has also one more particular effect in strategies of horizontal injection and simultaneous CO_(2)/brine injection in different intervals.In this regard,postbrine injection creates a stronger downward pressure gradient that counters the tendency of the CO_(2) plume to rise and therefore retards the CO_(2) in reaching the top of the aquifer.This increases the time that the CO_(2) can be in contact with the fresh formation brine and so enhances the trapping efficiency.We envisage that the post-brine injection could enhance the total trapping efficiency of CO_(2) from 26%,30.8%,39.8%and 59.1%to 47.7%,44.2%,62%and 63.9%,when it was added into different strategies of CO_(2) continuous injection,simultaneous injection of CO_(2)/brine in the same and different intervals and a horizontal system,respectively.However,our findings show that the effectiveness of post-brine injection may be reduced in high vertical permeability values and in this respect,capillary trapping can be more affected by vertical permeability variation.Furthermore,the results show that selection of the rate and duration of post-brine injection can have considerable effects on total CO_(2) trapping efficiency.

Towards low emissions and high thermal efficiency of gasoline compression ignition engine under high loads by modulating the fuel reactivity and injection strategy

Gasoline compression ignition(GCI) is a practicable way to obtain low emissions and high thermal efficiency of gasoline-like fuels in internal combustion engines. In this paper, the research octane number(RON) and injection strategy were coordinated to optimize the GCI engine performance and emissions under high loads. The direct injection and port injection were used to achieve two injection strategies: direct injection(DI) and port injection plus direct injection(PIDI), and the primary reference fuels(PRF) with the RON of 60, 70, 80 and 90 were used. The results show that using lower RON fuels under high loads, DI mode can achieve higher efficiency, while PIDI mode can achieve lower combustion noise at an expense of slightly lower fuel economy. When the DI mode is converted to PIDI mode with a pre-injection ratio of 30%, using PRF70 under 12 bar and the exhaust gas recirculation(EGR) rate of 40%, the gross indicated thermal efficiency and the maximum pressure rise rate are reduced by 1% and by 2 bar/°CA, respectively, while the particle emissions also decrease significantly, thus achieving low emissions and high efficiency. However, under the same load and EGR rate, DI mode produces less regulated and unregulated emissions than PIDI mode. In addition, the effect of fuel RON was obvious, the lower RON fuels exhibit obvious three-stage heat release in PIDI mode, however, PRF90 with higher RON only exhibits two-stage heat release, and the peak value of the firststage heat release rate is also lower than those of other fuels.

Distributed Gas Ignition Using Injection Strategy for High Efficiency and Clean Combustion Under Lean Condition

Jet ignition is an efficient way to achieve lean burn of the engine and a promising strategy to meet the stringent emission regulations in the future.This paper presents a distributed gas ignition(DGI)combustion concept and realizes a DGI combustion mode using a newly designed DGI igniter.The igniter integrates a fuel injector and a spark plug to achieve minimum volume and easy installation.As the mixture preparation within the jet chamber is essential for the performance of the igniter,different jet chamber injection strategies were tested with varying excess air-fuel ratio ranging from 1.4 to 2.0.By addressing the dual injection strategy,the ignition delay and combustion duration were improved evidently.Compared with the single injection strategy,dual injection strategy improves the flexibility when preparing the mixture inside the jet chamber and therefore retains more fuel.The increased energy density of the jet chamber helps to generate more energetic jets under dual injection strategy,resulting in the improvement of ignition and combustion performance with lean burn.A higher thermal efficiency and a leaner limit of the engine are attained with dual injection than that with single injection.Dual injection exhibits its potential in reducing CO and THC emissions to an acceptable level with leaner mixture.Based on dual injection strategy,the maximum indicated thermal efficiency of 45%is achieved.

A methodology for regulating fuel stratification and improving fuel economy of GCI mode via double main-injection strategy

Gasoline compression ignition(GCI)combustion faces problems such as high maximum pressure rise rate(MPRR)and combustion deterioration at high loads.This paper aims to improve the engine performance of the GCI mode by regulating concentration stratification and promoting fuel-gas mixing by utilizing the double main-injection(DMI)strategy.Two direct injectors simultaneously injected gasoline with an octane number of 82.7 to investigate the energy ratio between the two main-injection and exhaust gas recirculation(EGR)on combustion and emissions.High-load experiments were conducted using the DMI strategy and compared with the single main-injection(SMI)strategy and conventional diesel combustion.The results indicate that the DMI strategy have a great potential to reduce the MPRR and improve the fuel economy of the GCI mode.At a 10 bar indicated mean effective pressure,increasing the main-injection-2 ratio(Rm-2)shortens the injection duration and increases the mean mixing time.Optimized Rm-2 could moderate the trade-off between the MPRR and the indicated specific fuel consumption with both reductions.An appropriate EGR should be adopted considering combustion and emissions.The DMI strategy achieves a highly efficient and stable combustion at high loads,with an indicated thermal efficiency(ITE)greater than 48%,CO and THC emissions at low levels,and MPRR within a reasonable range.Compared with the SMI strategy,the maximum improvement of the ITE is 1.5%,and the maximum reduction of MPRR is 1.5 bar/°CA.

Spray,droplet evaporation,combustion,and emission characteristics of future transport fuels for compression-ignition engines:A review

This review examines the potential of hydrogen,ammonia,and biodiesel as alternative fuels,focusing on spray dynamics,droplet evaporation,combustion,and emissions.Hydrogen offers superior combustion characteristics but faces challenges in NO_(x)emissions.Strategies like nonpremixed direct injection,increased intake boost pressure,and low-pressure EGR are suggested for robust hydrogen combustion in compression-ignition engines.Control of hydrogen start of injection(SOI)and water injection(WI)are identified as effective techniques for reducing NO_(x)emissions.Ammonia shows inferior combustion and higher NO_(x)and unburned NH_(3)emissions in the same conditions as conventional fuels with conventional engines.Understanding ammonia spray and evaporation conditions is significant for optimizing an ammonia-air mixture and minimizing wall impingement and ammonia trap in the crevice,thereby improving combustion and emission reduction.Increasing intake pressure,injection pressure,and EGR rate,employing a turbulent jet,and preheating ammonia improve efficiency and reduce NO_(x)emissions.Utilizing ammonia combustion requires the implementation of after-treatment systems such as NH_(3)adsorber and De NO_(x)catalysts to mitigate unburned NH_(3)and NO_(x)emissions.Biodiesel affects the fuel supply system,combustion,and emission characteristics according to its viscosity and density.Increasing injection pressure and blending with volatile fuels enhance spray and combustion.Optimum biodiesel preheating temperatures for the injection pump and injector are crucial for achieving the best pump capacity and spray formation.By utilizing biodiesel-PODE blends and investigating low-temperature biodiesel combustions,there is potential to improve thermal efficiency and PMNO_(x)trade-off.Therefore,carbon-neutral fuel adoption should be accelerated to mitigate CO_(2)emissions,highlighting the importance of combustion techniques and emissions reduction strategies.