Prediction of long-term proppant flowback in weak rocks

SPE - Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2007

Volumn 2007, Issue , 2007, Pages 370-379

  Aidagulov, G R ^a   Thiercelin, M ^a   Nikolaevskiy, V N ^b   Kapustyanskiy, S M ^c   Zhilenkov, A G ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Atlas Wireline Services

^c SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PLASTICITY; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

FRACTURE WIDTH; POROELASTOPLASTIC MEDIA; PROPPANT FLOWBACK;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 34247153602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/106264-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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