Fracture modeling

N. P. Roussel and M. M. Sharma, “Optimizing Fracture Spacing and Sequencing in Horizontal-Well Fracturing”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 26, no. 02, pp. 173–184, 2011, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/127986-PA.

D. Lee, P. Cardiff, E. C. Bryant, R. Manchanda, H. Wang, and M. M. Sharma, “A New Model for Hydraulic Fracture Growth in Unconsolidated Sands with Plasticity and Leak-Off”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 28-30 September 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: 10.2118/174818-MS.

H. Ouchi, A. Katiyar, J. T. Foster, and M. M. Sharma, “A Peridynamics Model for the Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, SPE Journal, vol. 22, no. 04, pp. 1082–1102, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/173361-PA.

S. Agrawal and M. M. Sharma, “Impact of Pore Pressure Depletion on Stress Reorientation and its Implications on the Growth of Child Well Fractures”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, TX, U.S.A., July 23-25, 2018: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), 2018. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2018-2875375.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Modelling of Hydraulic Fracture Closure on Proppants with Proppant Settling”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 171, pp. 636–645, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.07.067.

N. P. Roussel and M. M. Sharma, “Strategies to Minimize Frac Spacing and Stimulate Natural Fractures in Horizontal Completions”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., October 30-November 2, 2011: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/146104-MS.

K. E. Friehauf, A. Suri, and M. M. Sharma, “A Simple and Accurate Model for Well Productivity for Hydraulically Fractured Wells”, SPE Producation & Operations, vol. 25, no. 04, pp. 453–460, 2010, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/119264-PA.

W. Wu and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for the Conductivity and Compliance of Unpropped and Natural Fractures”, SPE Journal, vol. 22, no. 06, pp. 1893–1914, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/184852-PA.

K. Shrivastava, J. Hwang, and M. M. Sharma, “Formation of Complex Fracture Networks in the Wolfcamp Shale: Calibrating Model Predictions with Core Measurements from the Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-26, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.

R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, and M. M. Sharma, “Creation of Multi-Stranded Fractures in Homogeneous Rocks”, in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.