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FUNDAMENTAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CONCEPTS FOR POORLY CONSOLIDATED FORMATIONS
(2012)
This dissertation examines -by means of the discrete element method- the mechanisms that govern hydraulic fracturing in poorly consolidated formations. The motivation to take on this project was the widely reported ...
Application of Tiab's Direct Synthesis technique to multi-layer naturally fractured reservoirs.
(2000)
Next, the problem of the pressure behavior of a well crossed by a uniform-flux and infinite-conductivity vertical fracture and located in a single-layer and multilayered bounded square reservoir with a double porosity ...
Numerical simulation of multiphase fluid flow in naturally fractured reservoirs.
(1983)
A new mathematical flow model is derived for characterizing the multiphase fluid flow phenomenon in naturally fractured reservoirs. This model treats the reservoir as a double porosity medium consisting of a heterogeneous, ...
ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSES OF WELLBORE DRILLED IN ELASTOPLASTIC POROUS FORMATIONS
(2012)
The current wellbore stability analyses for analytical solutions are mostly based on the linear elastic or poroelastic theory. The wellbore is regarded as unstable if the determined elastic/poroelastic stresses anywhere ...
An experimental investigation on the use of a caustic-nitrogen injection process in a waterflooded oil reservoir.
(1982)
The experimental results indicated that the recovery of the residual oil is mainly dominated by the Jamin Effect, and the selective plugging of the flooded pore paths provides the necessary mechanism to overcome the Jamin ...
MICRO-STRUCTURE OF GAS SHALES AND ITS EFFECTS ON GAS STORAGE AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
(2011)
This dissertation includes discussions on three fundamental topics that are relevant to gas shale reservoir characterization and engineering. First, pore structure of organic-rich gas shale samples are investigated at the ...
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION, CORRELATION, AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF NEAR-WELLBORE FORMATION TREATMENT BY GEL PARTICLES AND PARTICLE-GEL SYSTEM
(2014-12)
Reservoir permeability heterogeneity with high permeability zones can create many problems in petroleum reservoirs such as lost circulation of drilling fluids and high water production in hydrocarbon producing wells. These ...
Multiscale, multiphysics modeling of subsurface engineering applications
(2020-12)
Fluid flow, particle transport, and chemical reactions in porous media play a vital role in various disciplines, including hydrology, medicine, and engineering. In particular, in the petroleum industry, subsurface engineering ...
Viscoelastic measurements of fracturing fluids for proppant transport application.
(2001)
One of the primary functions of a fracturing fluid is to transport and distribute proppant through a fracture and to keep the particles suspended till reservoir closes on the fracture. The proppant when suspended and ...
Effects of restrictions and liquid properties on liquid loading in natural gas wells
(2022-12-08)
Liquid loading is one of the main challenges in the later life of a natural gas well. Several methods have been used to unload the gas wells and remedy liquid loading, with various efficiencies. The literature revealed a ...