May 9, 2024ProcessesOpen Access

Review of Shale Oil and Gas Refracturing: Techniques and Field Applications

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LXLiru XuSinopec (China)DWDajiang WangNanjing Normal University LLLizhi LiuSun Yat-sen University

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Review demonstrates that reservoir screening and isolation methods govern refracturing success in aged shale wells, highlighting cost reduction in mechanical isolation as a key priority.

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Refracturing success in depleted shale oil and gas reservoirs depends on screening geological parameters tied to remaining reserves and formation energy.
Assessment of field production dynamics and operational mechanics outlines trade-offs between low-cost temporary plugging and precise mechanical isolation.
Highlights the urgent need to reduce the high operational costs of mechanical isolation, which prevents widespread deployment in low-permeability reservoirs.

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Xu et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6ad90b6db64358762f2d9 https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12050965

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Review demonstrates that reservoir screening and isolation methods govern refracturing success in aged shale wells, highlighting cost reduction in mechanical isolation as a key priority.

Review of Shale Oil and Gas Refracturing: Techniques and Field Applications

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Review of Shale Oil and Gas Refracturing: Techniques and Field Applications

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