Modeling of hydraulic-fracture-network propagation in a naturally fractured formation

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-380

  Weng, X ^a   Kresse, O ^a   Cohen, C ^a   Wu, R ^a   Gu, H ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPLEX NETWORKS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MICROSEISMIC MONITORING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEISMOLOGY;

EFFICIENT NUMERICAL SCHEMES; FRACTURE STIMULATION; INTERFACIAL FRICTION; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; NATURALLY-FRACTURED FORMATIONS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GAS FIELD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SHALE;

EID: 84555179080     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/140253-PA     Document Type: Article

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