Mechanics of fluid-driven fracture growth in naturally fractured reservoirs with simple network geometries

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Xi ^a   Jeffrey, Robert G ^a   Thiercelin, Marc ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FLUID FLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; NEWTONIAN FLUID; NONLINEARITY; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 77954239265     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006548     Document Type: Article

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