Numerical modeling of hydraulic fractures interaction in complex naturally fractured formations

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 555-568

  Kresse, Olga ^a   Weng, Xiaowei ^a   Gu, Hongren ^a   Wu, Ruiting ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fracture network; Natural fractures; Stress shadow; Unconventional fracture model

Indexed keywords

2-D DISPLACEMENT; FRACTURE HEIGHT; FRACTURE MODEL; FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NATURAL FRACTURE; NATURALLY-FRACTURED FORMATIONS; SHADOW EFFECTS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

FRACTURE;

DISPLACEMENT; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULICS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84877873746     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-012-0359-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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