Geomechanics of hydraulic fracturing microseismicity: Part 2. Stress state determination

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2459-2476

  Busetti, Seth ^a   Reches, Ze'ev ^b  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CRACK TIPS; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

ACTIVATION CONDITIONS; DEVIATORIC STRESS; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOLOGIC SETTINGS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; MICROSEISMIC EVENTS; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; SHEAR ACTIVATION;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

FAULT PLANE; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; GEOMECHANICS; MISSISSIPPIAN; PUMPING; SHALE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919363720     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05141413124     Document Type: Article

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