Patents by Inventor Weiyao ZHU

Weiyao ZHU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11402316
    Abstract: Device and method for measuring two-phase relative permeability curve of unconventional oil reservoir are provided, wherein the device comprises: two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; injection components connected to inlet end of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; confining pressure components arranged outside the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; a camera component arranged on one side of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; back pressure components connected to outlet end of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; and outlet pressure measuring and recovery components connected to outlet end of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model. Two-phase relative permeability curve of unconventional oil reservoir can be measured accurately through the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Debin Kong, Qinglin Shu, Haien Yang, Kun Huang, Nan Li, Jing Xia
  • Patent number: 11371344
    Abstract: A method for identifying a medium structure coupling and a fracture network morphology of a shale gas reservoir includes the following steps. Firstly, performing a fracturing test on shale cores by using a modified Brazilian disc test and categorizing the fracture network morphology. Secondly, performing a shale matrix-fracture structure and stress sensitivity test on the shale cores having different fracture network morphology. After that, determining a stress sensitivity constant of different fracture network morphology according to indoor core data and finally preparing an identification chart of the fracture network morphology based on an indoor core stress sensitivity test combined with a production practice. The identification chart can be applied to an actual fracturing well, and the fracture network morphology is directly identified by a real-time effective stress and a normalized flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Zhiyong Song, Ming Yue, Yunfeng Liu, Zhen Chen, Dongxu Ma, Wenchao Liu, Qian Qi
  • Publication number: 20220082487
    Abstract: Device and method for measuring two-phase relative permeability curve of unconventional oil reservoir are provided, wherein the device comprises: two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; injection components connected to inlet end of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; confining pressure components arranged outside the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; a camera component arranged on one side of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; back pressure components connected to outlet end of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model; and outlet pressure measuring and recovery components connected to outlet end of the two-dimensional porous seepage microscopic model. Two-phase relative permeability curve of unconventional oil reservoir can be measured accurately through the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, DEBIN KONG, QINGLIN SHU, HAIEN YANG, KUN HUANG, NAN LI, JING XIA
  • Patent number: 11136871
    Abstract: A method for developing shale gas by tapered gradient pressure drop with multi-stage fractured horizontal well is provided and the method comprises: acquiring fracturing crack form parameters of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well and reservoir characteristic parameters of nearby formation; dividing the formation near the shale gas multi-stage fractured horizontal well into strongly transformed area, weakly transformed area and matrix area; establishing pressure difference-flow models of gas-phase and water phase of the three areas respectively, and coupling the models of the three areas to establish production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; according to the production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well, performing numerical simulation with different combinations of production pressure differences in the three stages of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; and selecting a combination of production pressure differences with the greatest economic benefit as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Zhiyong Song, Jianfa Wu, Shou Ma, Debin Kong, Ming Yue, Zhen Chen, Yubao Gao
  • Publication number: 20210238973
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for developing shale gas by tapered gradient pressure drop with multi-stage fractured horizontal well; the method comprises: acquiring fracturing crack form parameters of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well and reservoir characteristic parameters of nearby formation; dividing the formation near the shale gas multi-stage fractured horizontal well into strongly transformed area, weakly transformed area and matrix area; establishing pressure difference-flow models of gas-phase and water phase of the three areas respectively, and coupling the models of the three areas to establish production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; according to the production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well, performing numerical simulation with different combinations of production pressure differences in the three stages of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; and selecting a combination of production pressure differences with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, ZHIYONG SONG, JIANFA WU, SHOU MA, DEBIN KONG, MING YUE, ZHEN CHEN, YUBAO GAO
  • Patent number: 10976470
    Abstract: A simulation method for flow field of multi-stage fracturing on horizontal well in tight oil reservoir is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, He Liu, Yunfeng Liu, Qinglin Shu, Zhiyong Song, Ming Yue, Zenglin Wang, Debin Kong, Aishan Li, Bingbing Li, Guodong Zou
  • Patent number: 10947836
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and a method for measuring overburden of injected gas in cyclic gas injection development of condensate gas reservoir. The device comprises sand packed model and temperature control system. The temperature control system is nested outside the sand packed model. The sand packed model comprises sand pack cell, four gas inlets, four gas outlets, bracket, direction control component, rotating shaft, upper cover, lower cover, fixing bolts, two top pressuring inlets, pressure transmission rods, pressure transfer piston and multiple gas sampling ports. The sand pack cell can be filled with quartz sand of different particle size and composition, and the angle of the whole device is adjusted by the direction control component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Kun Huang, Jing Xia, Tongwen Jiang, Ming Yue, Kai Luo, Zhiyong Song, Baichuan Wang, Debin Kong
  • Publication number: 20210003005
    Abstract: A method for identifying a medium structure coupling and a fracture network morphology of a shale gas reservoir includes the following steps. Firstly, performing a fracturing test on shale cores by using a modified Brazilian disc test and categorizing the fracture network morphology. Secondly, performing a shale matrix-fracture structure and stress sensitivity test on the shale cores having different fracture network morphology. After that, determining a stress sensitivity constant of different fracture network morphology according to indoor core data and finally preparing an identification chart of the fracture network morphology based on an indoor core stress sensitivity text combined with a production practice. The identification chart can be applied to an actual fracturing well, and the fracture network morphology is directly identified by a real-time effective stress and a normalized flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventors: Weiyao ZHU, Zhiyong SONG, Ming YUE, Yunfeng LIU, Zhen CHEN, Dongxu MA, Wenchao LIU, Qian Qi
  • Publication number: 20210003004
    Abstract: A method for identifying structure of flow field in unconventional gas reservoir is provided. The unconventional gas reservoir comprises at least one horizontal well, for any horizontal well in the at least one horizontal well, the method comprises: during fracturing fluid flowback stage, obtaining first production data, and drawing an actual production curve diagram of the fracturing fluid flowback stage; obtaining reservoir physical parameters corresponding to different fracture network forms and second production data, and performing numerical simulations on water production rate, gas production rate and casing pressure of the fracturing fluid flowback stage, and drawing layouts of structure of flow field corresponding to different fracture network forms of the fracturing fluid flowback stage; and comparing the actual production curve diagram with the layouts of structure of flow field corresponding to different fracture network forms to identify structure of flow field of the reservoir after fracturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, MING YUE, JIANFA WU, KAI LIU, ZHEN CHEN, ZHIYONG SONG, DEBIN KONG
  • Publication number: 20210003742
    Abstract: A simulation method for flow field of multi-stage fracturing on horizontal well in tight oil reservoir is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, HE LIU, YUNFENG LIU, QINGLIN SHU, ZHIYONG SONG, MING YUE, ZENGLIN WANG, DEBIN KONG, AISHAN LI, BINGBING LI, GUODONG ZOU
  • Publication number: 20200362689
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and a method for measuring overburden of injected gas in cyclic gas injection development of condensate gas reservoir. The device comprises sand packed model and temperature control system. The temperature control system is nested outside the sand packed model. The sand packed model comprises sand pack cell, four gas inlets, four gas outlets, bracket, direction control component, rotating shaft, upper cover, lower cover, fixing bolts, two top pressuring inlets, pressure transmission rods, pressure transfer piston and multiple gas sampling ports. The sand pack cell can be filled with quartz sand of different particle size and composition, and the angle of the whole device is adjusted by the direction control component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, KUN HUANG, JING XIA, TONGWEN JIANG, MING YUE, KAI LUO, ZHIYONG SONG, BAICHUAN WANG, DEBIN KONG
  • Patent number: 10837278
    Abstract: A device and a method for evaluating a gas-water two-phase flow fracture conductivity of a fractured shale. The device includes a seepage system, an injection system, a data collecting and processing system and a three-axis shale core holder, wherein the seepage system is subjected to two stages including a water injection stage and a gas flooding stage. When using the device, firstly the initial permeability and initial mass of the shale sample are determined; the water influx test is performed by injecting water to the shale sample until flow rate of the water discharged from the shale core is stable, then the water injection is ended. After the drying device is installed, the shale sample is subjected to gas flooding, and the aqueous fracturing fluid discharged by the gas flooding is collected until the flow meter determines that the gas volume is stable, and then the gas flooding is ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Ming Yue, Dongxu Ma, Ziheng Zhou, Hongyan Han, Zhiyong Song, Wenchao Liu
  • Patent number: 10822938
    Abstract: A method of optimizing well spacing for shale gas development is provided. It belongs to the technical field of hydrocarbon reservoir exploration and development. The method comprises: firstly verifying block area based on the explored geological structure; analyzing the connection situation of a shale reservoir, identifying the minimum developing area units; calculating the recoverable reserves of the units, confirming the candidate units; drilling representative shale cores and analyzing related physical properties; calculating seepage field and pressure field using unified multi-field, multi-flow-regime, and multi-scale mathematical models; calculating the effective recoverable area of each well; and arranging wells based on the rule that the interference among wells is not larger than 10%. Considering the fluid-solid coupling effects, the method can define appropriately well spacing for shale gas exploration and enhance effectively the output of shale gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Kun Huang, Zhen Chen, Ming Yue, Zhiyong Song, Hua Li, Baichuan Wang, Debin Kong
  • Patent number: 10761241
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for optimizing bunch distance of fractured horizontal wells of shale gas, which relates to the technical field of oil exploration. The method comprises first establishing a stress field distribution model for a single fracture; then establishing an induced stress distribution model of segmented single-bunch fracturing for a horizontal well; later establishing an induced stress distribution model of segmented multi-bunch fracturing for a horizontal well; last optimizing fracturing parameters and fracture distance according to the distribution pattern of the induced stress difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Ming Yue, Yuwei Liu, Wenchao Liu, Yunfeng Liu, Debin Kong
  • Publication number: 20200224522
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method of optimizing well spacing for shale gas development. It belongs to the technical field of hydrocarbon reservoir exploration and development. The method comprises: firstly verifying block area based on the explored geological structure; analyzing the connection situation of a shale reservoir, identifying the minimum developing area units; calculating the recoverable reserves of the units, confirming the candidate units; drilling representative shale cores and analyzing related physical properties; calculating seepage field and pressure field using unified multi-field, multi-flow-regime, and multi-scale mathematical models; calculating the effective recoverable area of each well; and arranging wells based on the rule that the interference among wells is not larger than 10%. Considering the fluid-solid coupling effects, this method can define appropriately well spacing for shale gas exploration and enhance effectively the output of shale gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Weiyao ZHU, Kun HUANG, Zhen CHEN, MING YUE, ZHIYONG SONG, HUA LI, BAICHUAN WANG, DEBIN KONG
  • Publication number: 20200225384
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for optimizing bunch distance of fractured horizontal wells of shale gas, which relates to the technical field of oil exploration. The method comprises first establishing a stress field distribution model for a single fracture; then establishing an induced stress distribution model of segmented single-bunch fracturing for a horizontal well; later establishing an induced stress distribution model of segmented multi-bunch fracturing for a horizontal well; last optimizing fracturing parameters and fracture distance according to the distribution pattern of the induced stress difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, MING YUE, YUWEI LIU, WENCHAO LIU, YUNFENG LIU, DEBIN KONG
  • Publication number: 20190330980
    Abstract: A device and a method for evaluating a gas-water two-phase flow fracture conductivity of a fractured shale. The device includes a seepage system, an injection system, a data collecting and processing system and a three-axis shale core holder, wherein the seepage system is subjected to two stages including a water injection stage and a gas flooding stage. When using the device, firstly the initial permeability and initial mass of the shale sample are determined; the water influx test is performed by injecting water to the shale sample until flow rate of the water discharged from the shale core is stable, then the water injection is ended. After the drying device is installed, the shale sample is subjected to gas flooding, and the aqueous fracturing fluid discharged by the gas flooding is collected until the flow meter determines that the gas volume is stable, and then the gas flooding is ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventors: Weiyao ZHU, Ming YUE, Dongxu MA, Ziheng ZHOU, Hongyan HAN, Zhiyong SONG, Wenchao LIU