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Quarterly report: the LLL massive hydraulic fracturing program for gas stimulation, February--March 1976

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7362879
Work accomplished during the first quarter (February through March 1976) of our program for gas stimulation by massive hydraulic fracturing (MHF) is summarized. Progress this quarter includes: (1) preliminary calculations to determine the effects of Poisson's ratio on a suddenly released fracture; (2) summary of the CER-Industry-ERDA meeting for the Rio Blanco MHF well, observation of the Columbia Gas-ERDA project in West Virginia, and summary of the Appalachian Basin Devonian Shale meetings in Morgantown, West Virginia; (3) progress on a coupled elastic-porous flow model for hydraulic fracturing; (4) progress on acquisition of a prototype dry-hole sonic logging tool for application to Eastern Devonian shales; and (5) initial reservoir analysis of the first MHF stimulation in the Rio Blanco well.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
7362879
Report Number(s):
UCRL-50036-76-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English