Patents by Inventor Chaoneng ZHAO

Chaoneng ZHAO 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: 11118450
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for simulating the discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall in fractured reservoirs, comprising the following steps: establish a physical model of the natural fracture; establish a hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation; establish a natural fracture failure model, calculate the natural fracture aperture, and then calculate the natural fracture permeability, and finally convert the natural fracture permeability into the permeability of the porous medium; couple the hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation with the permeability of the porous medium through the fracture propagation criterion and the fluid loss to obtain a pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture considering the influence of the natural fracture; work out the stress and displacement distribution of the hydraulic fracture wall with the pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture, and analyze the offset and discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall according to the dis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Qiang Wang, Yongquan Hu, Lan Ren, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao, Ran Lin
  • Patent number: 11054405
    Abstract: The invention discloses a testing device and method for simulating the flowback in the shut-in period of fractured wells, comprising a fracturing fluid tank, a flowback fracturing fluid tank, a hydraulic fracturing pump, a flowback fluid collection beaker, and a shut-in flowback testing system; the shut-in flowback testing system is composed of a box body and an acoustic wave testing device, a temperature control device, a fracturing string and a square rock block arranged in the box body; a stress loading plate and a hydraulic block are successively arranged between the four surfaces of the square rock block and the inner walls of the box body; the acoustic wave testing device consists of an acoustic wave transmitting probe and an acoustic wave receiving probe; the four outer surfaces of the box body are provided with hydraulic tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongquan Hu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jinzhou Zhao, Pengju Song, Qiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11015444
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for predicting the optimal shut-in duration by coupling fluid flow and geological stress, comprising the following steps: determine basic parameters; obtain the fracture length, fracture width and reservoir stress distribution based on the basic parameters; calculate the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity after coupling change in different shut-in durations on the basis of the principle of fluid-solid coupling; take the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity obtained in Step 3 as initial parameters and calculate the production corresponding to different shut-in time on the basis of the productivity model; finally select the optimal shut-in time based on the principle of fastest cost recovery. The present invention can accurately predict the optimal shut-in duration after fracturing to improve the oil and gas recovery ratio in tight oil and gas reservoirs with difficulty in development and low recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongquan Hu, Qiang Wang, Jinzhou Zhao, Lan Ren, Chenghao Fu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200347721
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for simulating the discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall in fractured reservoirs, comprising the following steps: establish a physical model of the natural fracture; establish a hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation; establish a natural fracture failure model, calculate the natural fracture aperture, and then calculate the natural fracture permeability, and finally convert the natural fracture permeability into the permeability of the porous medium; couple the hydraulic fracture propagation calculation equation with the permeability of the porous medium through the fracture propagation criterion and the fluid loss to obtain a pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture considering the influence of the natural fracture; work out the stress and displacement distribution of the hydraulic fracture wall with the pore elastic model of the coupled natural fracture, and analyze the offset and discontinuity of the hydraulic fracture wall according to the dis
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhou Zhao, Qiang Wang, Yongquan Hu, Lan Ren, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao, Ran Lin
  • Publication number: 20200333314
    Abstract: The invention discloses a testing device and method for simulating the flowback in the shut-in period of fractured wells, comprising a fracturing fluid tank, a flowback fracturing fluid tank, a hydraulic fracturing pump, a flowback fluid collection beaker, and a shut-in flowback testing system; the shut-in flowback testing system is composed of a box body and an acoustic wave testing device, a temperature control device, a fracturing string and a square rock block arranged in the box body; a stress loading plate and a hydraulic block are successively arranged between the four surfaces of the square rock block and the inner walls of the box body; the acoustic wave testing device consists of an acoustic wave transmitting probe and an acoustic wave receiving probe; the four outer surfaces of the box body are provided with hydraulic tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongquan Hu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jinzhou Zhao, Pengju Song, Qiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200332655
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method for predicting the optimal shut-in duration by coupling fluid flow and geological stress, comprising the following steps: determine basic parameters; obtain the fracture length, fracture width and reservoir stress distribution based on the basic parameters; calculate the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity after coupling change in different shut-in durations on the basis of the principle of fluid-solid coupling; take the oil saturation, pore pressure, and permeability and porosity obtained in Step 3 as initial parameters and calculate the production corresponding to different shut-in time on the basis of the productivity model; finally select the optimal shut-in time based on the principle of fastest cost recovery. The present invention can accurately predict the optimal shut-in duration after fracturing to improve the oil and gas recovery ratio in tight oil and gas reservoirs with difficulty in development and low recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongquan Hu, Qiang Wang, Jinzhou Zhao, Lan Ren, Chenghao Fu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jin Zhao
  • Patent number: 10801312
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an experimental apparatus and method for simulating transport of a sand-carrying fluid in a fracturing fracture. The apparatus may include a spiral proppant transport device, a stirred tank, a screw pump, a liquid transport pump, a pressure gauge, a proppant transport and distribution system, a cyclone desander, a waste liquid recycle container, a proppant recycle container, and a fracturing fluid tank. The spiral proppant transport device may be communicated with the stirred tank. The waste liquid recycle container and the fracturing fluid tank may be communicated with the stirred tank via the liquid transport pump. A bottom end of the stirred tank may be communicated with the proppant transport and distribution system through the screw pump. It is possible to simulate the sand-carrying fluid paved under a closure pressure by setting a computer to precisely control a transparent cuboid fracture member including hydraulic tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongquan Hu, Chaoneng Zhao, Jinzhou Zhao, Feng Hui, Qiang Wang, Jin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200240252
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an experimental apparatus and method for simulating transport of a sand-carrying fluid in a fracturing fracture. The apparatus may include a spiral proppant transport device, a stirred tank, a screw pump, a liquid transport pump, a pressure gauge, a proppant transport and distribution system, a cyclone desander, a waste liquid recycle container, a proppant recycle container, and a fracturing fluid tank. The spiral proppant transport device may be communicated with the stirred tank. The waste liquid recycle container and the fracturing fluid tank may be communicated with the stirred tank via the liquid transport pump. A bottom end of the stirred tank may be communicated with the proppant transport and distribution system through the screw pump. It is possible to simulate the sand-carrying fluid paved under a closure pressure by setting a computer to precisely control a transparent cuboid fracture member including hydraulic tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongquan HU, Chaoneng ZHAO, Jinzhou ZHAO, Feng HUI, Qiang WANG, Jin ZHAO