Modeling Fracture Tip Screenout and Application for Fracture Height Growth Control

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1459-1464

  Bai, M ^a   Morales, R H ^b   Suarez Rivera, R ^a   Norman, W D ^c   Green, S ^a  

^a TerraTek   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c ChevronTexaco ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEHYDRATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LEAKAGE (FLUID); OIL WELL PUMPING; SLURRIES;

FRACTURE GEOMETRY; WATER BOUNDARIES; WELLBORES;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142265182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84218-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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