Initiation and growth of a hydraulic fracture from a circular wellbore

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 984-995

  Zhang, X ^a   Jeffrey, R G ^a   Bunger, A P ^a   Thiercelin, M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture path tortuosity; Hydraulic fracturing; Near wellbore behaviour

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

FRACTURE CLOSURE; FRACTURE PATH; FRACTURE PATH TORTUOSITY; MULTIPLE FRACTURE; NEAR WELLBORE; NEAR-WELLBORE BEHAVIOR; PATH TORTUOSITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) MODELS; VISCOUS FLUIDS; WELLBORE;

FRACTURE;

BOREHOLE; DEFORMATION; FLUID INJECTION; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; IN SITU STRESS; ROCK MECHANICS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79961027321     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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