Shale shows remarkable anisotropy in terms of mechanical properties, and it can often be
regarded as an orthogonal anisotropic linear elastic body. In this paper, we present a two …

Hydraulic fracturing is a stimulation process, most frequently used in tight and
unconventional reservoirs for successful and economical hydrocarbon production. This …

The mechanical properties (ie elastic constants, Poisson's ratio, hardness, and modulus) of
rock have been mostly obtained from rock core mechanical testing. Retrieving core samples …

In many of the active shale plays, the extremely low permeability of the shale means simple,
bi-planar hydraulic fractures do not provide enough surface area to make an economic well …

Do fractures help or hinder production in hydraulically stimulated resource plays? Most say
they help, but some say they hinder. After monitoring productivity for over 10 years in a …

A three dimensional geomechanical model was built using commercially available Finite
Element Analysis (FEA) software to simulate propagating hydraulic fracture (HF) and its …

Does the sub-surface drive completion design or is the rock less of a concern with industry
trends to higher proppant-, fluid-and stage-intensities? To address this challenge it was first …

We built a 3D geomechanical model using commercially available finite–element–analysis
(FEA) software to simulate a propagating hydraulic fracture (HF) and its interaction with a …

在考虑天然裂缝的条件下, 为了更好地对层理性页岩气储层的复杂网络裂缝进行数值模拟,
采用模拟非连续介质的通用离散元程序(UDEC), 基于渗流-应力耦合数值算法 …

The gridless analytical and semianalytical methodologies can provide credible solutions for
describing the well performance of the fracture networks in a homogeneous reservoir …