Modeling of hydraulic fracturing in a poroelastic cohesive formation

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-167

  Sarris, E ^a   Papanastasiou, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone; Coupled problems; Finite elements; Hydraulic fracturing; Net pressure; Poroelastic formation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

COHESIVE ZONES; COUPLED PROBLEMS; HIGH PERMEABILITY FORMATION; NET PRESSURE; NEWTONIAN VISCOUS FLUID; POROELASTIC; PROPAGATION CRITERION; SURROUNDING FORMATIONS;

FRACTURE;

COHESION; COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGH PRESSURE; HOST ROCK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; PERMEABILITY; POROELASTICITY; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 84860265679     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000121     Document Type: Article

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