Two-dimensional modeling of the near-wellbore fracture tortuosity effect

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 992-1000

  Cherny, S ^a   Chirkov, D ^a   Lapin, V ^a   Muranov, A ^a   Bannikov, D ^a   Miller, M ^b   Willberg, D ^b   Medvedev, O ^b   Alekseenko, O ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Russian Federation)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

2D numerical modeling; Hydraulic fracturing; Near wellbore tortuosity

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; STRESSES; TRAJECTORIES;

2D NUMERICAL MODELLING; CURVILINEAR TRAJECTORIES; INSITU STRESS; NEAR WELLBORE; NEAR-WELLBORE TORTUOSITY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) MODELS; WELLBORE; WELLBORE TORTUOSITY;

FRACTURE;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; IN SITU STRESS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PERFORATION; POWER LAW; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; TORTUOSITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 67649653899     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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