Multicriteria hydraulic fracturing optimization for reservoir stimulation

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 1721-1758

  Rahman, Mohammed Motiur ^a   Rahman, M K ^b   Rahman, S S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBONS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE GEOMETRY; RESERVOIR PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0242416168     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-120024559     Document Type: Article

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