Water injection into a low-permeability rock - 1: Hydrofracture growth

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 537-555

  Patzek, T W ^a   Silin, D B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized carter model; Hydrofracture growth; Optimal control; Self similar solution; Transient flow; Waterflood

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WELL FLOODING;

FRACTURE GROWTH; HYDROFRACTURES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; PERMEABILITY; TRANSIENT FLOW; WATER INJECTION; WATERFLOODING;

EID: 0035358696     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010689016442     Document Type: Article

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