A discrete fracture network approach for evaluation hydraulic fracture stimulation of naturally fractured reservoirs

44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium - 5th US/Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dershowitz, W S ^a   Cottrell, M G ^b   Lim, D H ^a   Doe, T W ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; EMPIRICAL ALGORITHMS; FRACTURED ROCK; GEOMECHANICAL SIMULATIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; INSITU STRESS; LOW PERMEABILITY; MICROSEISMIC RESPONSE; NATURAL FRACTURE; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIR ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78751519408     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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