Effect of natural fractures on hydraulic fracture propagation

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 189-194

  Potluri, N ^a   Zhu, D ^a   Hill, A D ^a  

^a Texas A and M U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GRANITE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; STRESSES;

ANGLE OF INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; NATURAL FRACTURES; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 22444440742     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/94568-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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