Three-dimensional numerical model of hydraulic fracturing in fractured rock masses

ISRM International Conference for Effective and Sustainable Hydraulic Fracturing 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 819-830

  Damjanac, B ^a   Detournay, C ^a   Cundall, P A ^a   Varun, ^a  

^a ITASCA CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Naturally fractured; Numerical model; Rock mass

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SIMULATORS;

DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; LATTICE REPRESENTATION; NATURALLY FRACTURED; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; ROCK MASS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; SURROUNDING FORMATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELING;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85009737390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5772/56313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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