This book examines the underlying mechanics of creating a fracture from vertical or deviated wellbores and the propagation of a hydraulic fracture in the reservoir. This book is intended as a reference book for research engineers and advanced graduate students in petroleum or mechanical engineering. For more than forty years, hydraulic fracturing has been employed to enhance the production of oil and gas from underground reservoirs.
Contents
Preface; Fracturing of Wellbore and 2-D Fracture Models; Three-Dimensional Fracture Modeling; Proppant Transport in a 3-D Fracture; Deviated Wellbores; Link up of Mini-fractures From Perforated Holes; Turning of Fracture From a Deviated Wellbore; Experimental Studies; Index.
