Microcomputer models for the design of hydraulic fractures

Conference · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5068305

Cleary, M P; Keck, R G; Mear, M E

This paper describes approximate models which yield credible descriptions of hydraulic fracturing processes and are amenable to microprocessing calculation. Two levels of analysis are presented, lumped models, in which spatial variation is represented by integral coefficients; and more complex pseudo-threedimensional models, the main feature of which is a refined mesh that moves with the fracture. These models can compute such significant design evaluation quantities as length, height, width, and pressure variation with specified injection rate.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
• OSTI ID: 5068305
• Report Number(s): CONF-830305-
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Vol. SPE/DOE 11628; Conference: SPE symposium on low permeability, Denver, CO, USA, 14 Mar 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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