Examining the effect of cemented natural fractures on hydraulic fracture propagation in hydrostone block experiments

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 4509-4529

  Bahorich, B ^a   Olson, J E ^a   Holder, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SEISMOLOGY; SEPARATION; SHALE;

EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FRACTURE INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE INTERSECTIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; MIXED MODE PROPAGATION; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84874066605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/160197-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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