The effect of stress gradient on the height of vertical hydraulic fractures

Conference · Mon Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5164453

Thiercelin, M J; Lemanczyk, Z R

This paper presents the results of a laboratory study regarding the effect of the gradient of the in situ horizontal stress acting as a barrier in limiting the height of a hydraulically created vertical fracture. Stress gradient and fractures were created as specified, and the heights of the resulting fractures measured photographically. A twodimensional analysis was used to predict the extent of crack development (height), first by a finite element method, second by a semianalytical approach based on linear elasticity. The proposed experimental approach permits quantitative results to be obtained.

• Research Organization: Etudes et Fabrication Dowell Schlumberger
• OSTI ID: 5164453
• Report Number(s): CONF-830305-
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Vol. SPE/DOE 11626; ISSN SEAPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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