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.

PropertyCasingCement sheathFormationFluid

Elastic modulus, Ei (GPa)210535
Poisson’s ratio, μi0.30.150.25
Coefficient of thermal expansion, αi (10−5·°C−1)1.51.01.0
Thermal conductivity, ki (W·m−1·°C−1)58.21.01.01.73
Specific heat, Cpi (J·kg−1·°C−1)460183010433935
Density, ρi (kg·m−3)7850180025001080

Note: properties in parenthesis were used in the parametric study.