Effect of Flow Rate and Viscosity on Complex Fracture Development in UFM Model
A recently developed unconventional fracture model (UFM*) is able to simulate complex fracture networks propagation in a formation with pre-existing natural fractures. Multiple fracture branches can propagate at the same time and crisscross each other. The behaviour of a hydraulic fracture when it i...
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/44686 |
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| Sumario: | A recently developed unconventional fracture model (UFM*) is able to simulate complex fracture networks propagation in a formation with pre-existing natural fractures. Multiple fracture branches can propagate at the same time and crisscross each other. The behaviour of a hydraulic fracture when it intersects a natural fracture, whether being arrested, crossing, creating an offset, or dilating the natural fracture, plays a key role in predicting the resulting fracture footprint, microseismicity, and improving production evaluation. It is therefore critical to properly model the fracture interaction in a complex fracture model such as UFM. |
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| ISBN: | 978-953-51-1137-5 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/56406 |