A practical hydraulic fracturing model simulating necessary fracture geometry, fluid flow and leakoff, and proppant transport
Hydraulic fracturing model using various sets of fracture flow/geometry equations are available in the industry. The majority of these models assume a constant fracture height selected at the start of the design, and simulate two-dimensional fracture geometry (width and length) and one dimensional fluid flow in both the fracture and the formation. The two-dimensional fracture geometry simulation can lead to optimistic estimates of fracture lengths and the one-dimensional flow may not allow adequate representation of proppant transport and fluid loss. Highly sophisticated hydraulic fracturing models are available that simulate three-dimensional fracture height and two-dimensional fluid flow throughout the entire fracture process. These models are versatile and are recommended for highly complex, layered reservoirs where rock material properties, in-situ stress distribution, and flow properties are variable at the wellbore and also throughout the reservoir. compensated for two-dimensional fluid flow which
- Research Organization:
- Terra Tek Inc.
- OSTI ID:
- 6295354
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8405120-
- Journal Information:
- Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Vol. SPE/DOE/GRI 12880; Conference: SPE/DOE/GRI unconventional gas recovery symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 13 May 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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EQUATIONS
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FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
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PRESSURE DROP
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