Southwest Petroleum University

Jing Jia

Yongming Li

Bo Chen

Youshi Jiang

Ang Luo

Yan Kou

Zhibin He

Wang Tang

The present invention relates to a channel fracturing method with alternative injection of conventional and capsule-type soluble proppants. The method includes the following steps: injecting pad fluid into a wellbore to break a formation and form fractures in the formation; alternately injecting a sand-carrying fluid containing conventional proppant and a sand-carrying fluid containing capsule-type soluble proppant into the wellbore in sequence to support fractures in the formation and continue to fracture the formation; injecting displacement fluid into the wellbore to completely displace the sand-carrying fluids in the wellbore into the fractures. The conventional proppant of less dosage is used. The capsule-type soluble proppant is less difficult to be developed and its solubility is sensitive to the fracture closure, which is conducive to the quick flowback after fracturing. The channel fracturing technology is more mature, reliable, and cost-effective, and the concept of forming high-conductivity channel is more simple and effective.

Channel fracturing method with alternative injection of conventional and capsule-type soluble proppants

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Chengdu, China

Jing Jia