ABSTRACT:

Hydraulic fracturing is extensively used in hydrocarbon extraction and in Engineered Geothermal Systems. However, many aspects involved in the initiation, propagation and interaction of existing and newly-created fractures are not clearly understood. Since the data obtained from real-scale stimulations provide solely indirect information on the fracturing processes, laboratory and numerical analyses play a crucial role for better understanding the mechanisms involved in the hydraulic fracturing of rocks.

Keywords:
reservoir geomechanics, Upstream Oil & Gas, initiation, tensile crack, Reservoir Characterization, Wellbore Design, numerical analysis, water pressure, hydraulic fracturing, mechanics geomechanics symposium
Subjects:
Wellbore Design, Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, Wellbore integrity, Reservoir geomechanics
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2017. American Rock Mechanics Association
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