A shear dilation stimulation model for production enhancement from naturally fractured reservoirs

SPE Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-195

  Hossain, M M ^a   Rahman, M K ^a   Rahman, S S ^a  

^a RESERVOIR ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRESS;

AUSTRALIAN RESERVOIRS; NATURAL FRACTURE SYSTEMS; SHEAR DILATION STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0036612970     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/78355-PA     Document Type: Article

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