Simultaneous multi-frac treatments: Fully coupled fluid flow and fracture mechanics for horizontal wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 5444-5457

  Wu, Kan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DROPS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDUCED SEISMICITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE DROP; SHEAR STRESS;

DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY METHOD; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRICTION PRESSURE DROP; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MULTIPLE FRACTURE; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 84892621778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/167626-stu     Document Type: Conference Paper

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