Volume fracturing technology of unconventional reservoirs: Connotation, design optimization and implementation

The connotation, design optimization and implementation of the Volume Fracturing technique are discussed. The connotation includes five aspects as follows: (1) break up reservoirs to form complex fracture network, and “artificial” permeability; (2) the fracture initiation involving not only single o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qi WU, Yun XU, Xiaoquan WANG, Tengfei WANG, Shouliang ZHANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-06-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380412600548