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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.
Front Cover; Mechanics of Hydraulic Fracturing; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; NOTATIONS; Chapter One. Fracturing of a Wellbore and 2-D Fracture Models; Chapter Two. Three-Dimensional Fracture Modeling; Chapter Three. Proppant Transport in a 3-D Fracture; Chapter Four. Deviated Wellbores; Chapter Five. Link up of Mini-fractures From Perforated Holes; Chapter Six. Turning of Fracture From a Deviated Wellbore; Chapter Seven. Experimental Studies; INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.