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Proppant Crushing

Proppant Crushing is a mechanical failure phenomenon in which proppant particles within a hydraulic fracture undergo fragmentation or deformation under high in-situ stress, reducing fracture conductivity and impairing well stimulation efficacy.

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2017–2026

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Crushing characteristics of four different proppants and implications for fracture conductivity

Wenbo Zheng, Suyanne Costa Silva, Dwayne D. Tannant · Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering · 2018 · 87 citations

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Minimizing Damage to a Propped Fracture by Controlled Flowback Procedures

B.M. Robinson, S. A. Holditch, W. S. Whitehead · Journal of Petroleum Technology · 1988 · 81 citations

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Acid Fracturing or Proppant Fracturing in Carbonate Formation? A Rock Mechanic's View

Hazim Abass, Abdulrahman A. Al-Mulhem, Mohammad Alqam et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2006 · 81 citations

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Sustaining Fracture Conductivity

Jimmie D. Weaver, P. D. Nguyen, Mark Parker et al. · SPE European Formation Damage Conference · 2005 · 78 citations

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Fracture-Related Diagenesis May Impact Conductivity

Jim Weaver, Mark Parker, Diederik van Batenburg et al. · SPE Journal · 2007 · 74 citations

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Authors

119

  1. JY
    John Yilin Wang

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 206 citations

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  2. DV
    Diederik van Batenburg

    Halliburton (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    4 publications · 225 citations

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  3. JW
    Jim Weaver

    Halliburton (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    4 publications · 169 citations

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  4. JD
    Jimmie D. Weaver

    Halliburton (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    3 publications · 129 citations

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  5. TE
    Turgay Ertekin

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 133 citations

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Institutions

31

  1. Halliburton (United Kingdom)

    Arbroath, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    27 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    334 citations

  3. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    322 citations

  4. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

    Chengdu, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    210 citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    422 citations

  6. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    179 citations

  7. Southwest Petroleum University

    Chengdu, China

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    334 citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    241 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Petroleum Technology

    JPT · 4 publications · 136 citations

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  2. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 3 publications · 120 citations

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  3. Journal of Energy Resources Technology

    3 publications · 134 citations

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  4. SPE Production & Operations

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. SPE Journal

    2 publications · 122 citations

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