Modelling of hydraulic fracturing process by coupled discrete element and fluid dynamic methods

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3383-3399

  Marina, Sousani ^a   Imo Imo, Eshiet Kenneth ^a   Derek, Ingham ^a   Mohamed, Pourkashanian ^a   Yong, Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D modelling; Fluid injection; Hollow cylinder; Hydraulic fracturing; Porous flow

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ENHANCED RECOVERY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LIME; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

3D MODELLING; FLUID INJECTIONS; HOLLOW CYLINDERS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; POROUS FLOW; THICK WALLED CYLINDERS; THICK-WALLED HOLLOW CYLINDER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84919840002     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3244-3     Document Type: Article

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