3-D Analysis and Prediction of Microseismicity in Fracturing by Coupled Geomechanical Modeling

SPE Proceedings - Gas Technology Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 683-690

  Settari, A ^a   Sullivan, R B ^b   Walters, D A ^c   Wawrzynek, P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Taurus Reservoir Solutions Ltd   (Canada)

^d Fracture Analysis Consultants ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL STRESS;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GEOMECHANICAL MODELING; MICROSEISMICITY; ROCK MASS;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 1642459881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/75714-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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