Hydraulic-fracture modeling with bedding plane interfacial slip

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Eastern Regional/AAPG Eastern Section Joint Meeting 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 216-223

  Gu, H ^a   Siebrits, E ^a   Sabourov, A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COAL DEPOSITS; DEFORMATION; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHANE;

DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY; EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE PRESSURES; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; INTERFACE PROPERTY; PRESSURED FORMATIONS; PRODUCTION ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70349437582     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/117445-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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