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Overview

Shicheng Zhang is affiliated with the China University of Petroleum, Beijing, in China. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of engineering with a significant emphasis on hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

The main fields of study for Zhang include:

  • Engineering

The subfields of study reflect a diverse set of engineering disciplines:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Engineering

The main topics within Zhang's research work include:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhang include:

  • Time-series production forecasting method based on the integration of Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (Bi-GRU) network and Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA), 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • CO2-brine-rock interactions altering the mineralogical, physical, and mechanical properties of carbonate-rich shale oil reservoirs, 2022, Energy
  • A numerical method for simulating planar 3D multi-fracture propagation in multi-stage fracturing of horizontal wells, 2020, Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Optimization of In-Stage Diversion To Promote Uniform Planar Multifracture Propagation: A Numerical Study, 2020, SPE Journal
  • An explicit algorithm for modeling planar 3D hydraulic fracture growth based on a super-time-stepping method, 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures

Frequent publication venues for Zhang's work include:

  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Processes
  • Energies
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Zhang frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Xinfang Ma
  • Yushi Zou
  • Cong Xiao
  • Tong Zhou
  • Jianye Mou

Best Publications

  • Experimental study of hydraulic fracturing for shale by stimulated reservoir volume

    Tiankui Guo;Shicheng Zhang;Zhanqing Qu;Tong Zhou

  • Experimental Investigation into Hydraulic Fracture Network Propagation in Gas Shales Using CT Scanning Technology

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  • Stress Intensities at Spot Welds

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  • A new method for evaluation of fracture network formation capacity of rock

    Tiankui Guo;Shicheng Zhang;Hongkui Ge;Xiaoqiong Wang

  • The effect of proppant embedment upon the long-term conductivity of fractures

    Qingzhi Wen;Shicheng Zhang;Lei Wang;Yongshan Liu

  • Experimental study on the growth behavior of supercritical CO 2 -induced fractures in a layered tight sandstone formation

    Yushi Zou;Ning Li;Xinfang Ma;Shicheng Zhang

  • Numerical investigation of hydraulic fracture network propagation in naturally fractured shale formations

    Yushi Zou;Shicheng Zhang;Xinfang Ma;Tong Zhou

  • Effects of CO 2 –brine–rock interaction on porosity/permeability and mechanical properties during supercritical-CO 2 fracturing in shale reservoirs

    Yushi Zou;Sihai Li;Xinfang Ma;Shicheng Zhang

  • Time-series production forecasting method based on the integration of Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (Bi-GRU) network and Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA)

    Xuechen Li;Xinfang Ma;Fengchao Xiao;Cong Xiao

  • Experimental Method to Simulate Coal Fines Migration and Coal Fines Aggregation Prevention in the Hydraulic Fracture

    Y. S. Zou;S. C. Zhang;J. Zhang

  • Hydraulic Fractures Induced by Water-/Carbon Dioxide-Based Fluids in Tight Sandstones

    Sihai Li;Shicheng Zhang;Xinfang Ma;Yushi Zou

  • Acoustic Emission Response of Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing in Layered Shale

    Ning Li;Shicheng Zhang;Yushi Zou;Xinfang Ma

  • Fracture mechanics solutions to spot welds

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  • CO2–brine–rock interactions altering the mineralogical, physical, and mechanical properties of carbonate-rich shale oil reservoirs

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  • Rock brittleness evaluation based on energy dissipation under triaxial compression

    Ning Li;Yushi Zou;Shicheng Zhang;Xinfang Ma

  • Wormhole Propagation Behavior Under Reservoir Condition in Carbonate Acidizing

    Ming Liu;Shicheng Zhang;Jianye Mou;Fujian Zhou

  • Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture propagation in shale gas reservoir

    Tiankui Guo;Shicheng Zhang;Yushi Zou;Bo Xiao

  • Experimental Study of Fracture Permeability for Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV) in Shale Formation

    Tiankui Guo;Shicheng Zhang;Jun Gao;Jingchen Zhang

  • A numerical method for simulating planar 3D multi-fracture propagation in multi-stage fracturing of horizontal wells

    Ming Chen;Ming Chen;Shicheng Zhang;Yun Xu;Xinfang Ma

  • Experimental and theoretical study of fracture conductivity with heterogeneous proppant placement

    Tengfei Hou;Shicheng Zhang;Xinfang Ma;Junjie Shao

  • Diverting mechanism of viscoelastic surfactant-based self-diverting acid and its simulation

    Ming Liu;Shicheng Zhang;Jianye Mou;Fujian Zhou

  • A new method to improve long-term fracture conductivity in acid fracturing under high closure stress

    Lufeng Zhang;Fujian Zhou;Jianye Mou;Guoqing Xu

  • Calculation method of proppant embedment depth in hydraulic fracturing

    Ming Chen;Shicheng Zhang;Ming Liu;Xinfang Ma

  • Optimization of In-Stage Diversion To Promote Uniform Planar Multifracture Propagation: A Numerical Study

    Ming Chen;Shicheng Zhang;Tong Zhou;Xinfang Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Fujian Zhou
Fujian Zhou China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Tiankui Guo
Tiankui Guo China University of Petroleum (East China)
Mian Chen
Mian Chen China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Weizhang Huang
Weizhang Huang University of Kansas
Christine Ehlig-Economides
Christine Ehlig-Economides University of Houston

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