Imaging seismic deformation induced by hydraulic fracture complexity

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Maxwell, Shawn C ^a   Waltman, Charlie K ^b   Warpinski, Norm R ^b   Mayerhofer, Michael J ^b   Baroumand, Neda ^a  

^a Pinnacle   (Canada)

^b Pinnacle   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SEISMOLOGY; WELL STIMULATION;

FRACTURE COMPLEXITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; MICROSEISMIC MAPPING; SEISMIC DEFORMATION; SEISMIC-MOMENT RELEASE; SEISMICALLY ACTIVE REGION; STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUMES; WELL PERFORMANCE;

FRACTURE;

FRACTURE NETWORK; GAS FLOW; GAS WELL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMAGING METHOD; MAPPING; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 62749092057     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/102801-pa     Document Type: Article

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