... fracture propagation through a weakly cohesive frictional discontinuity for different conditions of fracture toughness, in situ stresses, fracture intersection angle, injection parameters and permeability of the pre-existing fracture. The parametric sensitivity of the fracture interaction process, in terms...

... the fracture interaction in a complex fracture model such as UFM. A new crossing model, called OpenT, taking into account the effect of flow rate and fluid viscosity on the hydraulic/natural fracture crossing behaviour is integrated in UFM simulator. The previous fracture crossing model is primarily based...

... region filled with fracturing fluid, region of still closed natural fracture invaded by fracturing fluid due to natural fracture permeability, and the region of natural fracture filled with original reservoir fluid. Explicit modelling of hydraulic fractures interacting with permeable natural fractures...

... ABSTRACT This paper discusses the interaction between hydraulic fracturing and the pre-existing discrete fracture network (DFN) in a rock mass subject to in–situ stresses. Two–dimensional computational model studies have been used in an initial attempt towards understanding how reservoir...

...Chapter 32 The Geomechanical Interaction of Multiple Hydraulic Fractures in Horizontal Wells Sau-Wai Wong, Mikhail Geilikman and Guanshui Xu Additional information is available at the end of the chapter httpdx.doi.org/10.5772/56385 Abstract The technology of multiple hydraulic fracture stimulation...

... ABSTRACT Hydraulic fracturing of naturally fractured reservoirs is a critical issue for petroleum industry, as fractures can have complex growth patterns when propagating in systems of natural fractures. Hydraulic and natural fracture interaction may lead to significant diversion of hydraulic...