Vol. 8 pp. 594-606

N. N. Lushnikov, S.Yu. Borkhovich, A.V. Ogurechnikov

ANALYSIS OF PROPPANT CONSOLIDATION IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CRACKS

 

Annotation. To increase the intensity and efficiency of developing low-permeability reservoirs and to maintain production levels during the late stage of field exploitation, it is necessary to search for and implement the most optimal field development strategy, as well as to involve zones with deteriorated reservoir properties into production. This paper presents an analysis of hydraulic fracturing (HF) application in carbonate and terrigenous reservoirs of the Udmurt Republic, addressing challenges related to controlling fracture height growth and half-length propagation. A major issue at these fields is proppant flowback with the produced fluid from the well after hydraulic fracturing. The primary cause of proppant flowback is high production rates; rapid decline in bottom-hole pressure following geotechnical operations leads to proppant destabilization in the formation and its migration into the wellbore from the near-wellbore zone.

Keywords: analysis of geotechnical measures (GTM) effectiveness, near-wellbore zone treatments, oil production intensification, HF, hydraulic fracturing.

For citation: Lushnikov N. N., Borkhovich S.Yu., Ogurechnikov A.V. [Analysis of proppant fixation in hydraulic fractures]. Upravlenie tekhnosferoi, 2025 vol. 8, issue 4. (In Russ.). рр. 594–606. DOI: 10.35634/UdSU.2025.47.77.002.

 

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About the Authors

Lushnikov N. N.

postgraduate student, M.S. Gutseriev Institute of Oil and Gas, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Udmurt State University", 426034, Universitetskaya str., 1, Izhevsk, Russia.

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Borkhovich Sergey Yurievich

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Udmurt State University", 426034, Universitetskaya str., 1, Izhevsk, Russia.

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Ogurechnikov Andrey Vladimirovich

graduate student, M.S. Gutseriev Institute of Oil and Gas, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Udmurt State University", 426034, Universitetskaya str., 1, Izhevsk, Russia.  E-mail: Адрес электронной почты защищен от спам-ботов. Для просмотра адреса в вашем браузере должен быть включен Javascript.

 

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