Rock fracture kinetics of the fracture mesh system in shale gas reservoirs

Shiyou Kantan Yu Kaifa/Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 465-470

  Zhao, Haifeng ^a   Chen, Mian ^a   Jin, Yan ^a   Ding, Yunhong ^b   Wang, Yonghui ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Critical pump rate; Fracture kinetics; Fracture mesh; Hydraulic fracturing; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

CLOSED FRACTURE; FLOW CONDUCTIVITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; FRACTURE KINETICS; FRACTURE SURFACES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MESH SYSTEM; MINIMUM VALUE; NATURAL FRACTURE; POISSON'S RATIO; PUMP RATE; ROCK FRACTURES; SHALE GAS; WELLBORE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; KINETICS; PUMPS; SHALE;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84865561264     PISSN: 10000747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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