Stress interference calculation model and its application in volume stimulation of horizontal wells

A new model for calculating stress fields of fractured media was established by incorporating stress correction factor based on displacement discontinuity boundary element method. The accuracy of the new model is close to 3D displacement discontinuity model, and its calculation is significantly simp...

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Main Authors: Yun XU, Ming CHEN, Qi WU, Deqi LI, Nengyu YANG, Dingwei WENG, Baoshan GUAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187638041630101X