Stress shadowing and microseismic events: A numerical evaluation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 4223-4243

  Nagel, Neal B ^a   Sanchez Nagel, Marisela ^a  

^a Itasca Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELS; EFFECT OF STRESS; FRACTURE COMPLEXITY; FRACTURE SPACING; FRACTURE SURFACES; MICROSEISMIC EVENTS; MULTIPLE CLUSTERS; ROCK MECHANICAL PARAMETERS;

STRESSES;

EID: 84856728531     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/147363-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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