Investigating production-induced stress change at fracture tips: Implications for a novel hydraulic fracturing technique

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 185-196

  Rahman, M K ^a   Joarder, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupled fluid flow and deformation; Hydraulic fracturing; Multistage fracturing; Poroelastic modeling

Indexed keywords

FULL-SCALE RESERVOIRS; MULTISTAGE FRACTURING; POROELASTIC MODELING; REVERSE FAULTING STRESS;

DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

DEFORMATION; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; POROELASTICITY; STRESS CHANGE;

EID: 33646108822     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Berchenko I., and Detournay E. Deviation of hydraulic fractures through poroelastic stress changes induced by fluid injection and pumping. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 34 6 (1997) 1009-1019
2. Chen H., and Teufel L.W. Reservoir Stress Changes Induced by Production/Injection, paper SPE 71087. SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology Conference, Keystone, Colorado, May 21-23 (2001)
3. Cheng A.H.-D., Abousleiman Y., and Roegiers J.-C. Review of some poroelastic effects in rock mechanics. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts 30 7 (1993) 1119-1126
4. Cinco-Ley H., Samaniego V.F., and Domínguez A.N. Transient pressure behaviour of a well with a finite conductivity fracture. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal (1978) 253-264 (August)
5. Detournay E., McLennan J.D., and Roegiers J.-C. Poroelastic Concepts Explain Some of the Hydraulic Fracturing Mechanisms', paper SPE 15262 presented at the Unconventional Gas Technology Symposium held in Louisville, KY, May 18-21 (1986)
6. Don C.Y., and de Pater C.J. Numerical implementation of displacement discontinuity method and its application in hydraulic fracturing. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 191 (2001) 745-760
7. Dong C.Y., and de Pater C.J. Numerical modeling of crack reorientation and link-up. Advances in Engineering Software 33 (2002) 577-587
8. Economides M.J., Hill A.D., and Ehlig-Economides C. Petroleum Production Systems (1994), Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA
9. Elbel J.L., and Mack M.G. Refracturing: Observations and Theories, Paper SPE 25464, Presented at the Production Operations Symposium held in Oklahoma, USA, March 21-23 (1993) 521-531
10. FLAC3D. Theory and Background (2002), Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
11. FLAC3D. Fluid-Mechanical Interaction (2002), Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
12. Hillis R.R., and Reynolds S.D. The Australian stress map. Journal of the Geophysical Society of London 157 (2000) 915-921
13. Hossain M.M., Rahman M.K., and Rahman S.S. Hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation: roles of wellbore trajectory, perforation and stress regimes. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 27 3-4 (2000) 129-149
14. Rahman M.M., Rahman M.K., and Rahman S.S. The recognition and alleviation of complexity with hydraulic fracturing onshore Australia. APPEA Journal (2000) 469-480
15. Rahman M.K., Hossain M.M., and Rahman S.S. An analytical method for mixed-mode propagation of pressurized fractures in remotely compressed rocks. International Journal of Fracture 103 (2000) 243-258
16. Rahman M.M., Rahman M.K., and Rahman S.S. An integrated model for multi-objective design optimization of hydraulic fracturing. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 31 1 (2001) 41-62
17. Savitski A., Detournay E., and Detournay C. Stress Induced by Production from a Fractured well in a Horizontal Reservoir Bounded by Impermeable Layers. Pacific Rocks (2000), Balkema. 90 5809 155 4
18. Siebrits E., Elbel J.L., Detournay E., Detournay-Piette C., Christianson M., Robinson B.M., and Diyashev I.R. Parameters affecting azimuth and length of a secondary fracture during a refracture treatment, paper SPE 48928. Proc. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 27-30 Sept (1998) 17-27
19. Valko P., and Economides M.J. Hydraulic Fracture Mechanics (1995), John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, England
20. Warpinski N.R., and Branagan P.T. Altered-stress fracturing. Journal of Petroleum Technology (1989 (Sept.)) 990-997