A finite element model for three dimensional hydraulic fracturing

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 142-155

  Devloo, Philippe R B ^a   Fernandes, Paulo Dore ^b   Gomes, Sônia M ^a   Bravo, Cedric Marcelo Augusto Ayala ^a   Damas, Renato Gomes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Finite elements; Hydraulic fracturing; Petroleum recovery

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEMS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; PETROLEUM RECOVERY; SINGULAR INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33749249564     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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