Proppant placement during tight gas shale stimulation: Literature review and speculation

42nd U.S. Rock Mechanics - 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  McLennan, J D ^a   Green, S J ^b   Bai, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c GeoMechanics International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SYSTEMS; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; GAS SHALES; LAYER INTERFACES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOW PERMEABILITY; NATURAL FRACTURE; PHYSICAL LAWS; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRINCIPAL STRESS; PROPPANTS; SHALE FORMATION;

CAPILLARITY; CEMENTS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANISMS; MODELS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SHALE;

FRACTURE;

EID: 69549130924     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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