Numerical modeling of multi-stranded hydraulic fracture propagation: Accounting for the interaction between induced and natural fractures

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 3594-3603

  Dahi Taleghani, Arash ^a   Olson, Jon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APERTURE DISTRIBUTION; DESIGN TOOL; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FRONTS; FRACTURE INTERSECTIONS; FRACTURE PATTERN; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; INSITU STRESS; NATURAL FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODELING; PROPAGATION MODELS; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; STANDARD DESIGN; TREATMENT PARAMETERS; WING GEOMETRY;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; SHEAR STRENGTH;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78349288059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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