Abstract
AbstractA mathematical model of the fracturing process, coupling the fracture mechanics and fracture propagation with reservoir flow and heat transfer, has been formulated. The model is applicable to fracturing treatments as well as to high leakoff applications such as fractured waterfloods and thermal fractures. The numerical technique developed is capable of simulating fracture extension for reasonably coarse grids, with truncation error being minimized for high leakoff applications when the grid next to the fracture is approximately square. With the aid of the model, a generalization of Carter's propagation formula has been developed that is also valid for high fluid-loss conditions. The capabilities of the model are illustrated by examples of heat transfer and massive-hydraulic-fracturing (MHF) treatment calculation.
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