Advances in mathematical modeling of hydraulic stimulation of a subterranean fractured reservoir

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5831, Issue , 2005, Pages 148-154

  Fomin, Sergei ^a   Hashida, Toshiyuki ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCKS;

FLUID INJECTION; FRACTURE SURFACES; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; HYDRAULIC STIMULATION;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 27744517246     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.619674     Document Type: Conference Paper

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