Study of the elastic modulus and tensile strength for limestone reservoirs of the first tier of the middle carboniferous

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  • Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Perm, Russian Federation
  • Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Perm, Russian Federation
  • Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Perm, Russian Federation
  • China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China
  • China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China

Abstract

To determine the strength of rocks, experimental studies are carried out with loading of samples. It is not always possible to conduct a significant number of experimental studies on loading. It is possible to predict the strength parameters of rocks based on lithology, porosity, density of rocks, etc. The current study assessed the possibility of using known methods to predict the statistical Young's modulus of limestones of the Bashkir horizon of the Moskudinskoe deposit. Eight rock samples were selected from the field; density, porosity, and permeability before loading were determined for each sample. During the loading process, the static and dynamic Young's modulus and tensile strength were determined. It is noted that the known methods correctly reflect the direction of change in the statistical Young's modulus from the dynamic value, but for each geographical area it is necessary to introduce clarifying coefficients. The dependence of the static Young's modulus on the dynamic one is obtained. Based on the least squares method, it was revealed that the density and porosity of rocks have the most significant effect on the known parameters before loading on the static Young’s modulus, and the tensile strength is additionally affected by permeability. Low-permeability rocks have a greater tensile strength. With a decrease in permeability from 5223 to 0.002 mD and porosity from 22.9 to 0.54 %, the tensile strength in reservoir conditions increased from 44.1 to 166.2 MPa. Accordingly, in highly permeable porous rocks, lower pressures are required to create fractures during hydraulic fracturing.

Keywords

loadingstressYoung’s modulusdeformationstensile strengthpermeabilityporosity

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Published
1 April 2025
Issue date
1 April 2025
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Vol. 25, No. 2 (2025)
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