Geomechanical study of the multistage fracturing process for horizontal wells

45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Li, G ^a   Allison, D ^a   Soliman, M Y ^b,c  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL BOUNDARIES; BOUNDARY ELEMENT ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION SET; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY METHOD; GEOMECHANICAL STUDIES; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; INSITU STRESS; MECHANICAL DEVICE; OPENHOLE; SEALING PRESSURE;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DESIGN; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PACKERS; ROCK DRILLING; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELL STIMULATION; WELLS;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING;

EID: 82555186551     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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