Hydraulic-fracture predictions with a fully coupled geomechanical reservoir simulator

SPE Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 707-714

  Dean, R H ^a   Schmidt, J H ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOMECHANICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SIMULATORS;

CONVECTION AND CONDUCTION; CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; LAMINAR CHANNEL FLOW; NONLINEAR ITERATIONS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; SECOND ORDER CONVERGENCE;

FRACTURE;

EID: 76349103551     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/116470-PA     Document Type: Article

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