Gelatin is frequently used as a reservoir analogue for modeling hydraulic fracture (HF) growth in brittle, organic-rich rocks; its transparency enabling direct, visual observation of the HF growth. However, not many works have assessed the scalability of laboratory experiments on gelatin blocks with-respect-to “real-world” HF stimulation treatments. In this work, lab-scale parameters are compared against typical slickwater and crosslinked-gel stimulation treatment parameters from the Barnett Shale in northeastern Texas, for comprehensive (geometric, kinematic, and dynamic) dimensional-scaling evaluations.

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透明明胶作为储层类似物：水力压裂实验室实验的尺寸缩放


明胶经常被用作储层类似物，用于模拟脆性、富含有机物岩石中的水力裂缝 (HF) 生长；其透明度可以直接、目视观察 HF 的生长。然而，没有多少工作评估明胶块实验室实验相对于“现实世界”高频刺激治疗的可扩展性。在这项工作中，将实验室规模的参数与德克萨斯州东北部巴尼特页岩的典型滑溜水和交联凝胶增产处理参数进行比较，以进行全面的（几何、运动学和动态）尺寸尺度评估。