Mechanisms controlling fracture-height growth in layered media

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/16433-PA· OSTI ID:6778880

Naceur, K B; Touboul, E ^[1]

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1. Dowell-Schlumberger, Inc., Denver, CO (USA)

This paper considers the mechanisms that affect the lateral and vertical extension of a hydraulically induced fracture. These include natural mechanisms---such as contrasts in stresses, moduli, toughness, and leakoff---and those induced by leakoff and fluid heterogeneities. Treatment trends during the injection and closure are analyzed with a state-of-the-art 3D fracture model. The effect of the vertical fracture penetration on conductivity and water coning and the parameters influencing them are quantified.

• OSTI ID: 6778880
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA), Journal Name: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA) Vol. 5:2; ISSN SPENE; ISSN 0885-9221
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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