Numerical simulation of fully coupled fluid-flow/geomechanical deformation in hydraulically fractured reservoirs

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 211-215

  Garcia, J G ^a   Teufel, L W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; ROCKS;

GEOMECHANICAL DEFORMATION; ISOTROPIC STRESS; POROELASTIC DEFORMATION; ZERO INCREMENTAL PRESSURES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 27744549181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/94062-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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