ABSTRACT: Hydraulic Fracturing Implications: Forensic Ambiguity, Science and Rhetoric, by Quast, Konrad W.; #90142 (2012)

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The Marcellus Shale

Halfdan Carstens, Hobart King

GEO ExPro Magazine

... with hydraulic fracturing. In comparison, an exploration well in the North Sea often cost 20-30 million dollars while deep water wells in the Gulf of Mexico...

Predicting Carbonate-Rich Frac Baffles and Barriers via a Simple Integrated Screening Methodology

Evan Gross, Yunhui Tan, Jiehao Wang, Lewis Li

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... data associated with the Delaware Basin’s Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site-2 (HFTS-2) field-based research experiment. Numerical simulations of the layer...

The Origin of Natural Fractures in the Antrim Shale, Michigan, #90116 (2010)

Murray M. Matson

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... for this localized fracturing are (1) Paleozoic Tectonics related to the Mid-Continent Rift or Grenville Front (2) post glaciation rebound (3) hydraulic...

ABSTRACT: Geomechanical Explanations of Microseismic Images in Shale Plays; #90122 (2011)

Mark Mack, Craig Cipolla, and Shawn Maxwell

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... to provide mechanical explanations of microseismic events. The net effect of hydraulic fracturing is the opening of tensile fractures. However...

Field Pilots of Unconventional Shale EOR in the Permian Basin

Xiaochun “Jacob” Jin, Michael Pavia, Michael Samuel, Subhash Shah, Rixing Zhang, James Thompson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

..., USA. Proc., SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference. URTeC 506 21 Walton, Ian and McLennan, John. 2013. The role of natural fractures...

Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing of Low Permeability Reservoirs: Slickwater, Mini-Fracs, and Other Key Factors

Jennifer L. Miskimins

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

...Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing of Low Permeability Reservoirs: Slickwater, Mini-Fracs, and Other Key Factors Jennifer L. Miskimins CHAPTER ELEVEN...

Fraccing Onshore Australia

Max Williamson

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... History These included:  Aug 2013 to Nov 2015 WA Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs  2015 NT Hydraulic Fracturing Inquiry (Chair Dr...

What we know, what we don't know, and things we do not know we don't know about hydraulic fracturing in high stress environments

Raymond L. Johnson

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... the Conductivity of Natural Fracture Systems in Conjunction with Hydraulic Fracturing in Stress Sensitive Reservoirs, SPE-182306-MS. Khanna...

The Determination of Stress Reorientation in Shale Gas Reservoirs with Complex Natural Fracture Distribution

Jia He, Yanli Pei, Kamy Sepehrnoori

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Numerous shale outcrops contain short and long fractures, and hydraulic fracturing events can reactivate these natural fractures to form a complex...

Hydraulic fracture plane identification based on unsupervised learning

Zizhuo Ma, Tao Liu, Junzhou Liu

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... fracturing; (2) It helps to evaluate hydraulic fracturing effects and analyze whether hydraulic fractures intersect natural fractures and production...

Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Interaction of Hydraulic Fracture and Natural Fracture Using the Cohesive Zone Finite Element Method

Minghui Li, Xiaodong Hu, Fujian Zhou, Bo Wang, Shaobo Han, Guopeng Huang

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... likely to propagate along weakly cemented natural fractures. Sufficient numerical simulations elucidate the role of NFs in hydraulic fracturing...

Impact of Natural Fractures Beyond the Hydraulic Fracture Complexity in Unconventional Reservoirs … A Permian Case Study

Piyush Pankaj, James Li

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... The dynamic fluid leak-off to the natural fracture and its dilation while propagating the hydraulic fracture has an impact on the subsequent fracturing...

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Slippage of a Natural Fracture Resulting from an Approaching Hydraulic Fracture

Lianbo Hu, Behzad Hemami, Ahmad Ghassemi, Spencer Riley, Dan Kahn, David Langton

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... a natural fracture or a bedding plane discontinuity has not been studied, particularly under triaxial stress and hydraulic fracturing conditions...

Diagnostics of Casing Deformation in Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulation in Lower Silurian Marine Shale Play in Southwestern China

Guan Qin, Yanchao Li

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... fractures/faults during hydraulic fracturing stimulation. The simulation studies show that the orientation of natural faults, the distance between...

Subsurface Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Test Site-2 (HFTS-2), Delaware Basin

Fadila Bessa, Kanay Jerath, Chris Ginn, Patrick Johnston, Yu Zhao, Tim Brown, Ruben Lopez, James Kessler, Brian Nicklen, Vinay Sahni

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... by anyone other than the author without the written consent of URTeC is prohibited. Abstract Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site-2 (HFTS-2) is a field-based...

Abstract: Evaluation of Two Scale Inhibitors in Seawater Hydraulic Fracturing; #90254 (2016)

Hicham El Hajj, Tawfik Al-Ghamdi, Prasad Karadkar, and Mohamed Hamam

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...Abstract: Evaluation of Two Scale Inhibitors in Seawater Hydraulic Fracturing; #90254 (2016) Hicham El Hajj, Tawfik Al-Ghamdi, Prasad Karadkar...

Investigation of Methods to Improve Utica Shale Hydraulic Fracturing in the Appalachian Basin, by Javad Paktinat, Joseph Pinkhouse, Jim Fontaine, Gary Lash, and Glenn Penny; #40391 (2009).

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A Comprehensive Review of Fracture-Driven Interaction in Unconventional Oil and Gas Plays: Characterization, Real-Time Diagnosis, and Impact on Production

Harpreet Singh, Peng Cheng, Yuewei Pan, Chengxi Li, Yu Liu, Xi Wu, Mary Van Domelen, Samuel Rogers, Arash Dahi Taleghani, Meng Cao

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... in Texas using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, followed by the development of other shale plays such as Bakken and Eagle Ford...

The Problematical Solution of Shale Gas Exploitation as Alternative Energy for National Independent Oil and Gas

Hanif Indra Wicaksana, Anjar Trilaksono, Aufa Rifqi Alam

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... * University of Diponegoro © hydraulic fracturing technology, it is method to separate gas by using water to break the rocks (shale) and release the gas...

Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment for Tight Lower Pematang Sandstone Reservoir … Field Case Example

Hani Mohede, Dian Nur Cahyono, Tri Firmanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

...Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment for Tight Lower Pematang Sandstone Reservoir … Field Case Example Hani Mohede, Dian Nur Cahyono, Tri...

Modeling and Analysis of Proppant Transport and Deposition in Hydraulic/Natural Fracture Networks

Dharmendra Kumar, Ahmad Ghassemi

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... transport and deposition. In this paper, we simulate hydraulic fracturing in the presence of natural fractures in 3D and investigate key mechanisms...

Stress vs. Strain Understandings and Misconceptions in their Application to Hydraulic Fracturing; #80261 (2012)

Randy Koepsell

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...Stress vs. Strain Understandings and Misconceptions in their Application to Hydraulic Fracturing; #80261 (2012) Randy Koepsell Stress vs. Strain...

Abstract: Hydraulic Fracturing Optimization for Woodford Shale through Integration of Geological Characterization and Coupled Anisotropic Thermo-Hydro-Geomechanics, by Abousleiman, Younane N.; Hoang, Son; Liu, Chao; #90163 (2013)

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The Impact of Natural Fracture Thickness on Hydraulic Fracture Interaction Mechanics

Weiwei Wang, Jon Olson, Maša Prodanović, Richard A. Schultz

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...The Impact of Natural Fracture Thickness on Hydraulic Fracture Interaction Mechanics Weiwei Wang, Jon Olson, Maša Prodanović, Richard A. Schultz...