Multi-fracture propagation modeling: Applications to hydraulic fracturing in shales and tight gas sands

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Olson, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

3-D DISPLACEMENT; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CONSTANT PRESSURES; FLOWTHROUGH; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURE ZONE; FUNDAMENTAL CONTROL; HORIZONTAL PLANES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; INSITU STRESS; NATURAL FRACTURE; NET PRESSURE; NUMERICAL CODE; OR-NETWORKS; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; TIGHT GAS SANDS; WELLBORE;

CRACK TIPS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; OIL WELLS; ROCKS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 69549130930     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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