Formation stability after hydraulic fracturing

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1927-1944

  Papanastasiou, Panos ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closure stress; Finite elements; Formation stability; Hydraulic fracturing; Plasticity; Proppant stability

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS RELIEF;

FORMATIONS STABILITY; PROPPANT STABILITY;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; IN SITU STRESS; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 0033604774     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(19991225)23:15<1927::AID-NAG41>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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