Modelling the effect of injection system compressibility and viscous fluid flow on hydraulic fracture breakdown pressure

Rock Stress and Earthquakes - Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on In-Situ Rock Stress

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 59-67

  Bunger, A P ^a   Lakirouhani, A ^b   Detournay, E ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPRESSIBILITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; ROCKS; STRAIN; STRESSES; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

BREAKDOWN PRESSURE; COUPLED NUMERICAL MODELS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; IN-SITU STRESS FIELD; INJECTION SYSTEMS; NON-IDEAL CONDITIONS; SECONDARY BREAKDOWN; VISCOUS FLUID FLOW;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84860169411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9780415601658-11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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