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2026 , Vol. 33 >Issue 2: 72 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-6535.2026.02.008

Reservoir Engineering

Effect of CO2 pre-fracturing on fracture networks in shale oil reservoirs

  • CUI Chuanzhi ,
  • QIAN Yin ,
  • WU Zhongwei ,
  • WANG Junkang ,
  • ZHANG Shiming ,
  • LYU Qi ,
  • CHENG Ziyan
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  • 1. School of Petroleum Engineering,China University of Petroleum(East China),Qingdao,Shandong 266580,China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas,China University of Petroleum(East China),Qingdao,Shandong 266580,China;
    3. School of Petroleum Engineering,Yangtze University,Wuhan,Hubei 430100,China;
    4. Shengli Oilfield Company,Sinopec, Dongying,Shandong 257015,China

Received date: 2025-02-20

  Revised date: 2026-01-14

  Online published: 2026-07-30

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Abstract

To investigate the influence of CO2 pre-fracturing on the scale and morphology of fracture networks in shale oil reservoirs,a three-dimensional geological model that includes natural fractures was constructed using Petrel software,based on the reservoir characteristics of a shale oil formation in the Dongying Sag.By using the fracture network volume and network complexity as evaluation indices of fracturing effectiveness,analysis was made on the impact of CO2 pre-injection volumes on these indices under different natural fracture densities and horizontal stress differences.The results showed that natural fracture density had little effect on fracture network volume;increasing CO2 injection volume first reduced and then increased the network volume,with a sharp increase occurring once the CO2 injected per stage exceeded about 120 t which point the low viscosity and high diffusivity of CO2 dominated.Higher natural fracture density led to higher network complexity;in reservoirs with well-developed natural fractures,increasing CO2 injection caused network complexity to rise and then level off.Horizontal stress difference significantly affected network complexity:branching fractures formed more readily under low stress-difference conditions.This study provides theoretical guidance for designing horizontal-well CO2 pre-fracturing in shale oil reservoirs.

Key words： CO2 pre-fracturing; shale oil reservoir; natural fracture; horizontal stress difference; fracture network volume; fracture network complexity

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CUI Chuanzhi , QIAN Yin , WU Zhongwei , WANG Junkang , ZHANG Shiming , LYU Qi , CHENG Ziyan . Effect of CO2 pre-fracturing on fracture networks in shale oil reservoirs[J]. Special Oil & Gas Reservoirs, 2026 , 33(2) : 72 -78 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-6535.2026.02.008

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