Geomechanical modeling of hydraulic fracturing: Why mechanical stratigraphy, stress state, and pre-existing structure matter

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2237-2261

  Smart, Kevin J ^a   Ofoegbu, Goodluck I ^a   Morris, Alan P ^a   McGinnis, Ronald N ^a   Ferrill, David A ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; RESOURCE VALUATION; STRATIGRAPHY; STRESSES;

CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; HYDRAULIC STIMULATIONS; HYDRAULICALLY INDUCED FRACTURES; MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC VARIABILITIES; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

FRACTURE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BOREHOLE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84919341414     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07071413118     Document Type: Article

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