Modeling simultaneous growth of multiple hydraulic fractures and their interaction with natural fractures

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 726-732

  Olson, Jon E ^a   Dahi Taleghani, Arash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; FRACTURE INTERSECTIONS; FRACTURE PATTERN; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; IN-SITU; INDUCED STRESS; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MULTI-STAGE; NATURAL FRACTURE; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; NEAR-TIP STRESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SIMULTANEOUS GROWTH; SINGLE STAGE; VERTICAL WELLS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SIMULATORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70449579345     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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