Experimental investigation of fracture interaction between natural fractures and hydraulic fracture in naturally fractured reservoirs

73rd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2011: Unconventional Resources and the Role of Technology. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 1420-1432

  Zhou, Jian ^a   Xue, Chengjin ^a  

^a Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Closure pressure; Fracture geometry; Hydraulic fracture; In situ stress; Mini fracturing; Random fractures

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; STRESSES;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; INSITU STRESS; MINI-FRACTURING; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; RANDOM FRACTURE;

FRACTURE;

EID: 80052469036     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/142890-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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