Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2020, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (4): 81-86.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2020.04.012

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Ultrasonic testing and evaluation method for hydraulic fracturing coal by voltage pulse

BAO Xiankai1(),CAO Jiaxing1(),ZHAO Gang1,GUO Junyu1,LIU Yuan1,ZHAO Jinchang2,WU Jinwen3   

  1. 1. School of Civil Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, Inner Mongolia 014010, China
    2. College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
    3. School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, China
  • Received:2019-06-24 Online:2020-08-26 Published:2020-08-07
  • Contact: CAO Jiaxing E-mail:bxkzlm@163.com;18947257406@163.com

Abstract:

In order to quantitatively evaluate the fracturing effect of hydraulic fracturing by voltage pulse on coal rocks, and determine that whether the technology is suitable for the voltage and water pressure loading in engineering practice or not, the voltage pulse hydraulic fracturing ultrasonic testing test is designed, the fracturing effect of this technique on coal rocks under different loading conditions is quantitatively characterized by the numerical calculation from damage variables and crack propagation width, and its advantages compared to the operation of hydrostatic fracturing merely is evaluated. The conclusions are as follows: ①Due to the fluctuation of load fluid electrical pressure, the damage degree around the borehole is the most serious, reducing with the decreases of the fluctuating pressure. ②The damage variables and crack width are positively correlated with the loading voltage, which increase with the increase of voltage. ③The fracturing effect of hydraulic fracturing by voltage pulse on coal is quantitatively analyzed from damage variable and crack width, which can provide reference for coalbed methane.

Key words: voltage pulse, coal rock, ultrasonic, liquid-electric coupling, damage variable, crack width

CLC Number: 

  • TE37