Development of a true 3D hydraulic fracturing simulator

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 1999, APOGCE 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Yamamoto, K ^a   Shimamoto, T ^b   Maezumi, S ^b  

^a Fuji Research Institute Corporation   (Japan)

^b GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SIMULATORS;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURING SIMULATORS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; HYDRAULICALLY INDUCED FRACTURES; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; NON-NEWTONIAN BEHAVIORS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLACEMENTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRACTURE;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 85086687731     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/54265-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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