Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review
Drilling fluids with complicated compositions are becoming more common as the oil and gas industry develops. The production of hazardous cuttings is increasing, which not only stifles the oil and gas industry's development but also poses a severe environmental threat. Deep underground re-inject...
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| author | Shuai Zhang Yongcun Feng Bin Li Jingen Deng Tie Geng Jincai Zhang |
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| description | Drilling fluids with complicated compositions are becoming more common as the oil and gas industry develops. The production of hazardous cuttings is increasing, which not only stifles the oil and gas industry's development but also poses a severe environmental threat. Deep underground re-injection is a cost-effective and efficient method for dealing with hazardous cuttings. Numerous experiments and numerical studies on cuttings re-injection have been conducted in the past thirty years. However, there is still a divergence of views on the fracture development in the process of cuttings re-injection. A comprehensive review of existing studies is necessary to help researchers advance this technology. This paper provides a review of the fundamental studies on fracture behaviors during the deep underground re-injection of drilling cuttings. The limitations of the existing studies are also discussed to inspire new research endeavors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61b977a39699446fb8f8a66e71b44f332022-12-22T03:18:28ZengElsevierJournal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering1674-77552022-10-0114516521670Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A reviewShuai Zhang0Yongcun Feng1Bin Li2Jingen Deng3Tie Geng4Jincai Zhang5College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Bejing, 102249, China; State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102200, ChinaCollege of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Bejing, 102249, China; State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102200, China; Corresponding author. College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Bejing, 102249, China.Oilflied Chemicals Division, China Oilfield Services Limited, Langfang, 065201, ChinaCollege of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Bejing, 102249, China; State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102200, ChinaOilflied Chemicals Division, China Oilfield Services Limited, Langfang, 065201, ChinaSinopec Tech Houston, Houston, TX, USADrilling fluids with complicated compositions are becoming more common as the oil and gas industry develops. The production of hazardous cuttings is increasing, which not only stifles the oil and gas industry's development but also poses a severe environmental threat. Deep underground re-injection is a cost-effective and efficient method for dealing with hazardous cuttings. Numerous experiments and numerical studies on cuttings re-injection have been conducted in the past thirty years. However, there is still a divergence of views on the fracture development in the process of cuttings re-injection. A comprehensive review of existing studies is necessary to help researchers advance this technology. This paper provides a review of the fundamental studies on fracture behaviors during the deep underground re-injection of drilling cuttings. The limitations of the existing studies are also discussed to inspire new research endeavors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775522001111Hazardous drilling cuttingsCuttings disposalCuttings re-injectionFracture developmentMultiple fractures |
| spellingShingle | Shuai Zhang Yongcun Feng Bin Li Jingen Deng Tie Geng Jincai Zhang Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Hazardous drilling cuttings Cuttings disposal Cuttings re-injection Fracture development Multiple fractures |
| title | Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review |
| title_full | Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review |
| title_fullStr | Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review |
| title_short | Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review |
| title_sort | fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection a review |
| topic | Hazardous drilling cuttings Cuttings disposal Cuttings re-injection Fracture development Multiple fractures |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775522001111 |
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