Research Areas
Theory and Technology of Unconventional Oil and Gas Production
Research Group Introduction
I am delighted to work with students who have interests in well testing, numerical simulation, or fracture evaluations.
Publications
[1] Chen Z, Liao X, Zhao X, et al. A Finite-Conductivity Horizontal-Well Model for Pressure-Transient Analysis in Multiple-Fractured Horizontal Wells[J]. SPE Journal, 2017, SCI/EI
[2] Chen Z, Liao X, Zhao X, et al. A semianalytical approach for obtaining type curves of multiple-fractured horizontal wells with secondary-fracture networks[J]. SPE Journal, 2016, SCI/EI
[3] Chen Z, Liao X, Zhao X, et al. Development of a Trilinear-Flow Model for Carbon Sequestration in Depleted Shale[J]. SPE Journal, 2016, SCI/EI
[4] Chen, Z., Liao, X., Sepehrnoori, et al. A Semi-Analytical Model for Pressure Transient Analysis of Fractured Wells in Unconventional Plays with Arbitrarily Distributed Fracture Networks. SPE ATCE, 2017
[5] Chen, Z., Liao, X., & Zhao, X. (2019). A practical methodology for production-data analysis of single-phase unconventional wells with complex fracture geometry. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, 22(02), 458-476.