Numerical simulation of seismicity induced by hydraulic fracturing in naturally fractured reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 2783-2799

  Zhao, X P ^a   Young, R P ^b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDUCED SEISMICITY; NUMERICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS;

DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; HYDROMECHANICAL COUPLING; MICRO-SEISMIC LOCATIONS; MULTISTAGE FRACTURING; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78349262712     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124690-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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