13CSER014 - Simulation of proppant transport for shale gas production
| Project number | 13CSER014 |
| Project title | Simulation of proppant transport for shale gas production |
| Applicant(s) | Dr.ir. E.A.J.F. Peters, Dr.ir. J.T. Padding |
| Abstract | In shale formations the gas-permeability is increased by injecting complex particlelled liquids (fracking). The so-called proppant particles prevent the fractures from fully closing when the ow of liquid is stopped. In order to predict where the particles deposit in a network of fractures we need to know how proppant is transported in a network of fractures. This research is aimed at modeling the particle transport on the relevant length scales. Three scales of coarse-grained computational multiphase fluid modeling will be used to analyse the sedimentation of particles. At all these scales, we will consider the behavior of sedimenting proppant particles at higher Reynolds number and/or in a visco-elastic medium. The creation of porous beds, also for polydisperse mixtures of grain-sizes, and the distribution of proppant in a network of fractures will be investigated. |
| Project budget | k€ 266 (includes 1 PhD student and material budget) |
| Duration | 2014 - 2018 |