Effect of height-diameter ratio on the mechanical characteristics of shale with different bedding orientations
作者机构:School of Resources and Safety EngineeringCentral South UniversityChangsha410083China
出 版 物:《Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering》 (岩石力学与岩土工程学报(英文版))
年 卷 期:2024年第16卷第7期
页 面:2482-2502页
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学科分类:081803[工学-地质工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程]
基 金:funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51927808 52174098 and 52374151)
主 题:Geological cores Multi-cluster hydraulic fracturing Height-diameter ratio Longmaxi shale Uniaxial compression test
摘 要:Geological exploration cores obtained from shale gas wells several kilometers deep often show different height-diameter ratios(H/D)because of complex geological conditions(core disking or developed fractures),which makes further standard specimen preparation for mechanical evaluation of reservoirs *** multi-cluster hydraulic fracturing,shale reservoirs between planes of hydraulic fractures with different lengths could be simplified to have different H/D *** the effect of H/D on the mechanical characteristics of shale specimens with different bedding orientations will support mechanical evaluation tests of reservoirs based on disked geological cores and help to optimize multicluster fracturing *** this study,we performed uniaxial compression tests and acoustic emission(AE)monitoring on cylindrical Longmaxi shale specimens under five bedding orientations and four H/D *** experimental results showed that both the H/D-dependent mechanical properties and AE parameters demonstrated significant *** H/D did not change the uniaxial compressive strength(UCS)evolution versus bedding orientation,demonstrating a V-shaped relationship,but enhanced the curve *** stress level of crack damage for the specimens significantly increased with increasing H/D,excluding the specimens with a bedding orientation of 0°.With increasing H/D,the cumulative AE counts of the specimens with each bedding orientation tended to exhibit a stepped jump against the loading *** proportion of low-average-frequency AE signals(below 100 kHz)in specimens with bedding orientations of 45°and 60°increased to over 70%by increasing H/D,but it only increased to 40%in specimens with bedding orientations of 0°,30°,and 90°.Finally,an empirical model that can reveal the effect of H/D on anisotropic UCS of shale reservoir was proposed,the anisotropic proportion of tensile and shear failure cracks in specimens under four H/D ratios was classified based o