Modeling fluid invasion and hydraulic fracture propagation in naturally fractured rock: A three-dimensional approach

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 440-452

  McLennan, J ^a   Tran, D ^a   Zhao, N ^a   Thakur, S ^a   Deo, M ^a   Gil, I ^b   Damjanac, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE SYSTEMS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; FLUID INVASION; FLUID PENETRATION; FRACTURE GROWTH; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FRACTURED ROCK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; INJECTION RATES; LOW PERMEABILITY; MATRIX; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NATURAL FRACTURE; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION PREDICTION; PRODUCTION RATES; RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODEL; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SATURATION MAPS; SHALE GAS; THREE STAGES; WATER-BLOCKING;

BIOLOGY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER INJECTION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77954235088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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