Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) · 1982 · 39 citations · 0 references
EngineeringGeological EngineeringPetroleum EngineeringHydraulic FracturingReservoir EngineeringReservoir SimulationFracture GeometryFracture InitiationFracture MechanicsFracture PropagationHydraulic ModelingNaturally Fractured ReservoirsFracture Geometry ModelingFracture GrowthFracture Propagation ModelingHydraulic Fracture GeometryHydraulic Fracture SimulationHydraulic GeometryThree-dimensional Fracture GeometryThree-dimensional Hydraulic Modeling
A model has been developed to realistically describe the evolution of geometry of a three-dimensional (3-D) hydraulic fracture produced by fluid injection in a reservoir. The model formulates the problem in terms of equations for lateral fluid flow and crack opening for the main body of the fracture coupled with a very efficient scheme for describing vertical fracture growth at each cross-section. Sample simulations show that the model is highly efficient and suitable for incorporation in a general 3-D fracturing simulator. 23 refs.