Hydrofracturing and episodic fluid flow in shale-rich basins-a numerical study

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1857-1869

  Wang, Chi Yuen ^a   Xie, Xinong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROFRACTURING; SHALE-RICH BASINS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

COMPACTION; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHALE;

EID: 0032194481     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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