Research Article

Stress Sensitivity of Proppant-Containing Fractures and Its Influence on Gas Well Productivity

Table 1

Basic parameters of the samples.

Fracture typeSample numberLength (mm)Diameter (mm)Fracture width (mm)Proppant concentration (kg/m2)

Smooth1#50.0224.3600
2#48.2424.340.360.57
3#49.7524.360.661.04
447.3624.241.111.75

Rough5#49.6824.3200
6#48.9724.340.340.54

Nonfractured7#49.3724.36——