Method for determining the flowback rate of fracturing fluid considering gel degradation during hydraulic fracturing
Chengming Ma, Zhaobing Hao, Fan Yang, Qi An, Hanlie Cheng, Linqiang Zhang, Zhiping Li · 2026
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Chengming Ma and six colleagues build a mechanics-based method in 2026 for choosing how fast to flow back fracturing fluid from coalbed methane wells. Crews today pick rates by experience, which transfers poorly between wells. Flowing too fast drags out proppant sand and coal fines, damaging the fractures that carry gas.
Their model balances forces on particles before and after fracture closure, using measurable inputs such as particle size, fluid thickness, and pressure difference. Calculations for two wells gave critical proppant velocities spanning wide ranges depending on closure stage. Particle size, density, and pressure difference dominated the results. Ma and co-authors offer the workflow as a screening tool, openly noting no new lab validation.
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| CREATOR | Chengming Ma, Zhaobing Hao, Fan Yang, Qi An, Hanlie Cheng, Linqiang Zhang, Zhiping Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60855 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |