Effects of mechanical layering on hydrofracture emplacement and fluid transport in reservoirs

Frontiers in Earth Science

Volumn 1, Issue Dec, 2013, Pages

  Philipp, Sonja L ^a   Afşar, Filiz ^a   Gudmundsson, Agust ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid reservoirs; Fluid transport; Hydrofracture emplacement; Hydrofracture propagation; Local stresses; Mechanical layering

Indexed keywords

CRACK TIPS; GROUNDWATER; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SOLVENTS; STRESSES;

FLUID RESERVOIRS; FLUID TRANSPORT; HYDRO-FRACTURE; LOCAL STRESS; MECHANICAL LAYERING;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DISCONTINUITY; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HOST ROCK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 84924991470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22966463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2013.00004     Document Type: Review

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