A novel hydraulic fracturing model fully coupled with geomechanics and reservoir simulation

SPE Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-430

  Ji, Lujun ^a,c   Settari, A ^a   Sullivan, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^c M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMECHANICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; TIGHT GAS;

3-D FINITE ELEMENTS; 3D FINITE DIFFERENCES; CUTTINGS RE INJECTIONS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURING TECHNIQUES; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITIES; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; WATERFRAC STIMULATIONS;

3D MODELING;

EID: 70350562106     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/110845-PA     Document Type: Article

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