Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure
- Autores
- Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge; Blanco, Gonzalo; Bianchi, Leandro Noe; Otegui, Luis Jose; Bianchi, Gustavo Luis
- Año de publicación
- 2023
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Brittle rock fracture is a core concept in oil and gas and other rock mechanics projects. However, the understanding of fracture behavior under mechanical well-bottom conditions remains insufficient. This article aims to analyze experimental results for the critical stress intensity factor (KIC) of outcrops from Vaca Muerta carbonate-rich shale rocks, tested under a range of crack depths and confining pressures (0–70 MPa). Fracture toughness (KIC) is determined in multi-notched 1.5″ plugs using a novel experimental set up, in which the crack-driving-force KI and the confinement pressure are both applied by hydraulic systems. Finite fracture-mechanics-based models are used to calculate KI. Our experimental results show that tests carried out at well-bottom pressures lead to apparent rock toughness doubling those for tests at atmospheric pressure. Stress analysis demonstrates that the size of the tensile stressed zone ahead of the crack tip tends to decrease as confining pressure increases. Additionally, compressive deviatoric stresses are developed ahead of the tensile zone, with their magnitude being dependent on the level of confinement. Moreover, triaxial stress states induced by confinement could lead to microcracking ahead of the crack tip. The mechanisms of crack closure and deviatoric stress-induced microcrack initiation are combined to assess a plausible mechanism for rock toughness enhancement under confined conditions. It is concluded that increasing triaxial pressure confinement allows to accurately model the mechanical response of shale rocks under reservoir conditions.
Fil: Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
Fil: Blanco, Gonzalo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
Fil: Bianchi, Leandro Noe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Otegui, Luis Jose. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Bianchi, Gustavo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina - Materia
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FRACTURE TEST
MICROCRACKING
SHALE ROCKS
TOUGHENING MECHANISM
VACA MUERTA - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressureAntinao Fuentealba, Fabián JorgeBlanco, GonzaloBianchi, Leandro NoeOtegui, Luis JoseBianchi, Gustavo LuisFRACTURE TESTMICROCRACKINGSHALE ROCKSTOUGHENING MECHANISMVACA MUERTAhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Brittle rock fracture is a core concept in oil and gas and other rock mechanics projects. However, the understanding of fracture behavior under mechanical well-bottom conditions remains insufficient. This article aims to analyze experimental results for the critical stress intensity factor (KIC) of outcrops from Vaca Muerta carbonate-rich shale rocks, tested under a range of crack depths and confining pressures (0–70 MPa). Fracture toughness (KIC) is determined in multi-notched 1.5″ plugs using a novel experimental set up, in which the crack-driving-force KI and the confinement pressure are both applied by hydraulic systems. Finite fracture-mechanics-based models are used to calculate KI. Our experimental results show that tests carried out at well-bottom pressures lead to apparent rock toughness doubling those for tests at atmospheric pressure. Stress analysis demonstrates that the size of the tensile stressed zone ahead of the crack tip tends to decrease as confining pressure increases. Additionally, compressive deviatoric stresses are developed ahead of the tensile zone, with their magnitude being dependent on the level of confinement. Moreover, triaxial stress states induced by confinement could lead to microcracking ahead of the crack tip. The mechanisms of crack closure and deviatoric stress-induced microcrack initiation are combined to assess a plausible mechanism for rock toughness enhancement under confined conditions. It is concluded that increasing triaxial pressure confinement allows to accurately model the mechanical response of shale rocks under reservoir conditions.Fil: Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaFil: Blanco, Gonzalo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaFil: Bianchi, Leandro Noe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Otegui, Luis Jose. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Bianchi, Gustavo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaElsevier2023-11info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2024-05-22info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/224399Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge; Blanco, Gonzalo; Bianchi, Leandro Noe; Otegui, Luis Jose; Bianchi, Gustavo Luis; Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure; Elsevier; Geoenergy Science and Engineering; 232; 11-2023; 1-262949-8910CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949891023010412info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212454info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:11:05Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/224399instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:11:06.056CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge FRACTURE TEST MICROCRACKING SHALE ROCKS TOUGHENING MECHANISM VACA MUERTA |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Fracture toughness tests of shale outcrops: Effects of confining pressure |
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Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge Blanco, Gonzalo Bianchi, Leandro Noe Otegui, Luis Jose Bianchi, Gustavo Luis |
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Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge |
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Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge Blanco, Gonzalo Bianchi, Leandro Noe Otegui, Luis Jose Bianchi, Gustavo Luis |
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Blanco, Gonzalo Bianchi, Leandro Noe Otegui, Luis Jose Bianchi, Gustavo Luis |
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FRACTURE TEST MICROCRACKING SHALE ROCKS TOUGHENING MECHANISM VACA MUERTA |
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FRACTURE TEST MICROCRACKING SHALE ROCKS TOUGHENING MECHANISM VACA MUERTA |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Brittle rock fracture is a core concept in oil and gas and other rock mechanics projects. However, the understanding of fracture behavior under mechanical well-bottom conditions remains insufficient. This article aims to analyze experimental results for the critical stress intensity factor (KIC) of outcrops from Vaca Muerta carbonate-rich shale rocks, tested under a range of crack depths and confining pressures (0–70 MPa). Fracture toughness (KIC) is determined in multi-notched 1.5″ plugs using a novel experimental set up, in which the crack-driving-force KI and the confinement pressure are both applied by hydraulic systems. Finite fracture-mechanics-based models are used to calculate KI. Our experimental results show that tests carried out at well-bottom pressures lead to apparent rock toughness doubling those for tests at atmospheric pressure. Stress analysis demonstrates that the size of the tensile stressed zone ahead of the crack tip tends to decrease as confining pressure increases. Additionally, compressive deviatoric stresses are developed ahead of the tensile zone, with their magnitude being dependent on the level of confinement. Moreover, triaxial stress states induced by confinement could lead to microcracking ahead of the crack tip. The mechanisms of crack closure and deviatoric stress-induced microcrack initiation are combined to assess a plausible mechanism for rock toughness enhancement under confined conditions. It is concluded that increasing triaxial pressure confinement allows to accurately model the mechanical response of shale rocks under reservoir conditions. Fil: Antinao Fuentealba, Fabián Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Blanco, Gonzalo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina Fil: Bianchi, Leandro Noe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: Otegui, Luis Jose. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: Bianchi, Gustavo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina |
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Brittle rock fracture is a core concept in oil and gas and other rock mechanics projects. However, the understanding of fracture behavior under mechanical well-bottom conditions remains insufficient. This article aims to analyze experimental results for the critical stress intensity factor (KIC) of outcrops from Vaca Muerta carbonate-rich shale rocks, tested under a range of crack depths and confining pressures (0–70 MPa). Fracture toughness (KIC) is determined in multi-notched 1.5″ plugs using a novel experimental set up, in which the crack-driving-force KI and the confinement pressure are both applied by hydraulic systems. Finite fracture-mechanics-based models are used to calculate KI. Our experimental results show that tests carried out at well-bottom pressures lead to apparent rock toughness doubling those for tests at atmospheric pressure. Stress analysis demonstrates that the size of the tensile stressed zone ahead of the crack tip tends to decrease as confining pressure increases. Additionally, compressive deviatoric stresses are developed ahead of the tensile zone, with their magnitude being dependent on the level of confinement. Moreover, triaxial stress states induced by confinement could lead to microcracking ahead of the crack tip. The mechanisms of crack closure and deviatoric stress-induced microcrack initiation are combined to assess a plausible mechanism for rock toughness enhancement under confined conditions. It is concluded that increasing triaxial pressure confinement allows to accurately model the mechanical response of shale rocks under reservoir conditions. |
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