Proppant embedment and conductivity of hydraulic fractures in shales

46th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 657-662

  Alramahi, B ^a   Sundberg, M I ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY LOSS; FLUID COMPOSITION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MINERAL CONTENT; PROPPANT EMBEDMENT; STRESS-DEPENDENT;

CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERALOGY; RESOURCE VALUATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE;

MINERALS;

EID: 84873139153     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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