Effects of shear planes and interfacial slippage on fracture growth and treating pressures

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1999-September, Issue , 1998, Pages 11-16

  Barree, R D ^a   Winterfeld, P H ^a  

^a MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSEISMIC MONITORING; PROPPANTS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SHEAR FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURING FLUIDS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHEAR STRESS;

COMPLEX FRACTURING; DECOUPLING RESULTS; ELASTIC COUPLING; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE; HORIZONTAL STRESS; PLANE STRAIN SOLUTION; SURFACE INTEGRALS; TREATMENT DESIGN;

FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

ELASTIC COUPLING; FRACTURE GROWTH; INTERFACIAL SLIPPAGE; MICROSEISMIC MONITORING; SHEAR FAILURES;

EID: 0031635395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/48926-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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