Growth Prediction of New Fractures in the Shadows of Existing Hydraulic Fractures in Shale Gas Formations

<p> Natural gas and oil exploration and production from shale formations have gained a great momentum in many regions in the past five years. Producing hydrocarbons from shale is challenging because of low productivity of wells. Optimal design of transverse fractures is a key to achieving succ...

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Main Author: Li, Jia
Language:EN
Published: University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2016
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10002470