Initiation of a secondary hydraulic fracture and its interaction with the primary fracture

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 714-722

  Aghighi, Mohammad A ^a   Rahman, Sheik S ^b  

^a IK International University   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Fracture initiation; Hydraulic fracture treatment; Poroelasticity; Production induced stress; Wellbore pressurization

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PRESSURIZATION;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE TREATMENT; INDUCED STRESS; PORO-ELASTICITY; POROELASTIC; PRODUCTION-INDUCED STRESS; WELLBORE; WELLBORE PRESSURIZATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROELASTICITY; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 77954028079     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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