Geometric nature of hydraulic fracture propagation in naturally-fractured reservoirs
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Abstract The geometry of hydraulic fracture propagation in the absence and presence of natural fractures in reservoirs was studied. The results revealed a marked influence of natural fractures on the symmetry of fracture propagation observed for rock free of natural fractures. Natural fracture properties such as stiffness and approaching angle, and the distance from wellbore to the natural fracture were found to influence the hydraulic fracture geometry. Furthermore, the location of the wellbore with respect to the natural fractures in a reservoir having a system of natural fractures displayed a significant influence on the resulting geometry of hydraulic fracture propagation.
- University of Oxford United Kingdom
- Victoria University Australia
- TU Bergakademie Freiberg Germany
- Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Germany
natural fracture, College of Science and Engineering, simulations model, geometry of hydraulic fracture propagation, 0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive: Metallurgy
natural fracture, College of Science and Engineering, simulations model, geometry of hydraulic fracture propagation, 0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive: Metallurgy
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