An extended J-integral for evaluating fluid-driven cracks in hydraulic fracturing  

作　　者：Huifang Song Sheik S.Rahman 

机构地区：[1]School of Petroleum Engineering, University of New South Wales

出　　处：《Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering》2018年第5期832-843,共12页岩石力学与岩土工程学报（英文版）

摘　　要：J-integral has served as a powerful tool in characterizing crack tip status. The main feature, i.e. path- independence, makes it one of the foremost fracture parameters. In order to remain the path- independence for fluid-driven cracks, J-integral is revised. In this paper, we present an extended J-in- tegral explicitly for fluid-driven cracks, e.g. hydraulically induced fractures in petroleum reservoirs, for three-dimensional （3D） problems. Particularly, point-wise 3D extended J-integral is proposed to char- acterize the state of a point along crack front. Besides, applications of the extended J-integral to porous media and thermally induced stress conditions are explored. Numerical results show that the extended J- integral is indeed path-independent, and they are in good agreement with those of equivalent domain integral under linear elastic and elastoplastic conditions. In addition, two distance-independent circular integrals in the K-dominance zone are established, which can be used to calculate the stress intensity factor （SIF）.J-integral has served as a powerful tool in characterizing crack tip status. The main feature, i.e. path- independence, makes it one of the foremost fracture parameters. In order to remain the path- independence for fluid-driven cracks, J-integral is revised. In this paper, we present an extended J-in- tegral explicitly for fluid-driven cracks, e.g. hydraulically induced fractures in petroleum reservoirs, for three-dimensional （3D） problems. Particularly, point-wise 3D extended J-integral is proposed to char- acterize the state of a point along crack front. Besides, applications of the extended J-integral to porous media and thermally induced stress conditions are explored. Numerical results show that the extended J- integral is indeed path-independent, and they are in good agreement with those of equivalent domain integral under linear elastic and elastoplastic conditions. In addition, two distance-independent circular integrals in the K-dominance zone are established, which can be used to calculate the stress intensity factor （SIF）.

关 键 词：Extended J-integral Three-dimensional （3D） point-wise J-integral Crack tip behavior Hydraulic fracturing Path-independence 

分 类 号：TE357.1[石油与天然气工程—油气田开发工程]