Effects of depletion/injection induced stress changes on natural fracture reactivation

47th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2013

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages 2056-2075

  Safari, M Reza ^a   Trevor, Oar ^a   Queena, Chou ^a   Hamed, Chok ^a   Blair, Neil ^a   Uno, Mutlu ^a   Hawkes, Chris D ^b  

^a Weatherford ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; INITIAL STRESS STATE; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

GEOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84892842276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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