... Vertical variations of least principal stress (S hmin ) are well known to control vertical hydraulic fracture growth (e.g. Fisher & Warpinski, 2012 ; Xu & Zoback, 2015 ; Alalli & Zoback, 2018 ; Zoback & Kohli, 2019 ). In addition to the upward or downward fracture growth...

... rock matrix. The analysis of spatiotemporal dynamics of fluid-induced seismicity can reveal important characteristics of the hydraulic fracturing process. With the knowledge of treatment data, it can be used in conjunction with the reservoir geomechanical theories in hydraulic fracture growth...

... Injection Rate application planar fracture wellbore fracture society of petroleum engineers tracer fracture growth communication in-fill well production loss reservoir Introduction The subject of this paper is fracturing-created interaction or communication between two or more wells...

... crucial effects and processes taking place during hydraulic fracturing simulation: proppant particles settling, tip-screen out, interaction between several fractures in multi-stage treatment. To achieve the goal we developed the mathematical model that is able to simulate the fracture growth in highly non...

... to the action of fracturing fluid pressure on fracture faces, normal stress increases on the fracture faces and a zone of tensile stress forms ahead of the fracture. The size of this zone dictates fracture growth rate. Due to plastic deformation, when subjected to loading, compared to elastic rocks...

..., the impact of fluid injection and production on fracture growth in multiple wells and multi-layered reservoirs with competing fractures has not been systematically modelled at a field scale. In this work, a three-dimensional, two-phase flow simulator with iteratively coupled geomechanics has been developed...

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...-dimensional hydraulic fracture growth model for soft sands is developed. Our model can simulate non-planar fracture growth in poro-elasto-plastic materials, fluid flow inside the fracture with proppant transport, and fluid leak-off from the fracture to the porous reservoir. This paper presents the formulation...

... Abstract We present a method for modeling drilling induced fractures dynamic growth through a porous medium in the near wellbore region. Understanding the early time fracture growth behavior, and related near wellbore stress state, can provide an effective tool to improve the treatment...

... in the petroleum industry. In this paper, we analyzed this problem in order to promote more uniform fracture growth using our complex hydraulic fracture development model. We employed our fracture propagation model that couples rock deformation and fluid flow in the fracture and horizontal wellbore. Partitioning...

... the creation of multiple fractures along a horizontal well. Our model accounts for fracture growth and closure, the well effects and interaction between multiple fractures. The interference between multiple fractures growing simultaneously and the presence of reservoir permeability heterogeneity were...

... Abstract An integrated methodology is proposed to generate a grid of potential paths for hydraulic fracture growth in naturally fractured reservoirs based on formation properties and recorded microseismic maps. The generated grid can be further used for treatment simulation to determine induced...

... fracture growth pattern is dominated by the state of stress in the subsurface, and commonly and optimally, hydraulic fractures are expected to grow vertically from deep wells and to have sufficient height growth to connect stacked hydrocarbon-bearing and horizontally more permeable reservoir packages while...

... fracturing cipolla reservoir quality completion design software engineering staging algorithm perforation cluster hydraulic fracture model integration fracture model algorithm completion quality fracture fracture growth completion spe 146872 reservoir simulation reservoir Introduction...

... Abstract Much public discourse has taken place regarding hydraulic-fracture growth in unconventional reservoirs and whether fractures could potentially grow up to the surface and create communication pathways for frac fluids or produced hydrocarbons to pollute groundwater supplies. Real...

.... Background Frac-pack design is still done using conventional hydraulic fracturing models that employ linear elastic fracture mechanics. However, it has become evident that the traditional models of fracture growth are not applicable to soft rocks/unconsolidated formations due to elasto-plastic material...

... Abstract During waterflooding, or chemical EOR processes with polymers, fractures are frequently generated in injectors. This can have a profound impact on the process performance and reservoir management. A fracture growth model was developed and linked to a reservoir simulator...

...) fracture growth observed in the Lewis formation may be controllable through modification of the injection rate. Lower injection rates encourage simple planar growth and control fracture-height growth. Shorter fracture half-lengths were observed in the lower Mesaverde stages, leading to a redesign...

.... Abstract A field experiment was carried out to measure hydraulic fracture growth in naturally fractured rock. Hydraulic fracture interactions with pre-existing natural fractures, shear zones, veins, and adjacent hydraulic fractures were measured and mapped during the project. Tiltmeter and microseismic...

...Introduction Abstract In many reservoirs fracture growth may be complex due to the interaction of the hydraulic fracture with natural fractures, fissures, and other geologic heterogeneities. The decision whether to control or exploit fracture complexity has significant impact on fracture...