Journal Article10.1016/J.PETROL.2019.106199
Proppant transport in complex fracture networks – A review
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TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of several laboratory and numerical simulation studies which have been carried out over the past decade to evaluate proppant transport in the complex fracture networks is presented.
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About: This article is published in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. The article was published on 01 Nov 2019. The article focuses on the topics: Fracture (geology) & Hydraulic fracturing.
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Norman R. Warpinski,L.W. Teufel +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, mineback experiments and laboratory tests and analyses of these data are integrated to describe this complex fracture behavior, which can occur by arresting the growth of the fracture, increasing fluid leakoff, hindering proppant transport, and enhancing the creation of multiple fractures.
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Stimulating Unconventional Reservoirs: Maximizing Network Growth While Optimizing Fracture Conductivity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors described some of the technology-based solutions that have been used to successfully exploit these reservoirs, such as horizontal drilling, multi-stage completions, innovative fracturing, and fracture mapping.
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