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石油科学通报 ›› 2025, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (6): 1199-1214. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-1693.2025.03.024

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层理倾角对富碳酸盐页岩裂缝扩展规律影响的直剪试验离散元模拟

李军亮1,2, 张奎华2,3, 冯海风4, 刘鑫金1,2, 刘志娜4,*(), 秦峰1,2, 陈涛1,2, 王勇1,2, 闫嘉杰4, 苑贵亭1,2, 于福生4, 魏晓亮1,5   

  1. 1 中国石化胜利油田分公司勘探开发研究院东营 257015
    2 页岩油气富集机理与高效开发全国重点实验室东营 257015
    3 中国石化胜利油田分公司东营 257000
    4 中国石油大学(北京)地球科学学院北京 102249
    5 中石化胜利油田博士后工作站东营 257015
  • 收稿日期:2025-06-05 修回日期:2025-09-17 出版日期:2025-12-30 发布日期:2025-12-30
  • 通讯作者: *刘志娜(1982年—),博士,副教授,主要从事构造地质学与岩石力学方面的研究,zhina.liu@cup.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:李军亮(1975年—),博士研究生,主要研究方向为页岩油地质综合研究工作,lijunliang.slyt@sinopec.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家科技重大专项“渤海湾盆地济阳坳陷古近系陆相页岩油勘探开发技术与集成示范”(2024ZD1405100);国家自然科学基金企业创新发展联合基金项目(U24B6002);中国石油化工集团有限公司项目(P23084);中国石油化工集团有限公司项目(P24027)

Discrete element simulation of direct shear tests for investigating the influence of bedding dips on fracture propagation in carbonate-rich shale

LI Junliang1,2, ZHANG Kuihua2,3, FENG Haifeng4, LIU Xinjin1,2, LIU Zhina4,*(), QIN Feng1,2, CHEN Tao1,2, WANG Yong1,2, YAN Jiajie4, YUAN Guiting1,2, YU Fusheng4, WEI Xiaoliang1,5   

  1. 1 Exploration and Development Research Institute, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company, Dongying 257015, China
    2 National Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Efficient Development, Dongying 257015, China
    3 Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company, Dongying 257000, China
    4 College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
    5 Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Postdoctoral Workstation, Dongying 257015, China
  • Received:2025-06-05 Revised:2025-09-17 Online:2025-12-30 Published:2025-12-30

摘要:

本研究针对渤海湾盆地济阳坳陷东营凹陷沙三下-沙四上亚段富碳酸盐质页岩,结合离散元模拟与声发射监测方法,构建直剪试验数值模型,分析不同层理倾角下的裂纹扩展规律和能量演化特征,建立层理倾角、应力状态与裂缝数量的定量关系。结果表明:(1)直剪作用下,高剪应力诱发约45°雁列状张裂缝,扩展后与沿层理剪切裂隙贯通,形成宏观破裂带;随层理倾角增大,破裂带由阶梯状转为“之”字形,非均质性增强;(2)破裂机制受层理倾角控制,低角度以沿层剪切为主,高角度转为基质张-剪复合破裂;(3)起裂、损伤和峰值应力随倾角增大先升后降,在40°~50°达到最大;(4)裂纹扩展分为起裂、快速扩展(占85%以上)和慢速扩展三阶段,张裂纹占82.6%,剪裂纹占17.4%且多沿层理分布;(5)数值模拟、岩芯观察与室内试验均显示相似扩展模式,包括沿层剪裂隙和斜切或穿层张裂隙。层理倾角是控制裂缝发育的关键因素,直接影响裂缝方向、复杂程度和改造体积。研究成果为陆相页岩天然裂缝的成因与预测提供理论支持,对提升页岩油开采效率和作业安全具有重要意义。

关键词: 离散元, 声发射, 页岩, 裂纹扩展, 破裂机制

Abstract:

This study focuses on the carbonate-rich shale of the lower Sha-3 to upper Sha-4 sub-members in the Dongying Sag of the Jiyang Depression within the Bohai Bay Basin. Based on the discrete element simulation and acoustic emission monitoring test methods, a numerical model for shale direct shear tests was constructed. The study systematically revealed the crack propagation laws and energy evolution characteristics under different bedding dip angles, and established a quantitative relationship between bedding dip angle, stress state, and the number of micro-fractures. The research results show that: (1) During direct shearing, high shear stress induces en echelon tensile fractures with an approximate 45° angle. After expansion, these fractures connect with shear fractures developed along the bedding to form a macroscopic fracture zone. As the bedding dip angle increases, the fracture zone gradually transitions from a stepped shape to a “zigzag” shape, exhibiting significant heterogeneity. (2) The shale fracture mechanism is dependent on the bedding dip angle: under low dip angles, shear fracture along the bedding is dominant; as the dip angle increases, the dominant fracture mechanism gradually shifts to matrix tensile-shear composite fracture. (3) The initiation stress of fractures is relatively low, and its variation with the bedding dip angle is not obvious; however, the damage stress and peak stress of fractures increase first and then decrease with the increase of the dip angle, reaching their peaks within the range of 40° to 50°. (4) Based on acoustic emission monitoring, it is found that crack propagation can be divided into three stages: initiation, rapid expansion (contributing 85% of the total number of cracks), and slow expansion. Tensile cracks account for 82.6%, while shear cracks (accounting for 17.4%) are mainly distributed along the bedding. (5) A comprehensive comparison of numerical simulation results, shale core fracture characteristics, and laboratory direct shear test results reveals similar fracture propagation laws, including shear fractures developed along the bedding plane and tensile fractures that obliquely cut (or penetrate) the bedding. The bedding dip angle is a key factor controlling the shale fracture development pattern, directly affecting the fracture propagation direction, complexity, and reconstruction volume. The findings of this study provide a theoretical basis for explaining the genetic mechanism and development pattern of natural fractures in continental shales, and also offer scientific support for the prediction of natural fractures in shale oil and gas exploration and development, which is of great significance for improving shale oil recovery efficiency and ensuring operational safety.

Key words: discrete element method, acoustic emission, shale, crack propagation, fracture mechanism

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