Research Article
New Analytical Method to Evaluate Casing Integrity during Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Gas Wells
Table 1
Thermal and mechanical Parameters of fluid-casing-cement sheath-formation system.
| Property | Casing | Cement sheath | Formation | Fluid |
| Elastic modulus, Ei (GPa) | 210 | 5 | 35 | — | Poisson’s ratio, μi | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.25 | — | Coefficient of thermal expansion, αi (10−5·°C−1) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | Thermal conductivity, ki (W·m−1·°C−1) | 58.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.73 | Specific heat, Cpi (J·kg−1·°C−1) | 460 | 1830 | 1043 | 3935 | Density, ρi (kg·m−3) | 7850 | 1800 | 2500 | 1080 |
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Note: properties in parenthesis were used in the parametric study.
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