Hydraulic Fracturing

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.

M. A. Tammar, D. P. Gala, M. M. Sharma, and J. J. McAndrew, “Laboratory visualization of fracture initiation and propagation using compressible and incompressible fracturing fluids”, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, vol. Vol. 55, pp. 542–560, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2018.05.010.

S. S. Yi, R. Manchanda, M. M. Sharma, and N. P. Roussel, “Preventing Heel Dominated Fractures in Horizontal Well Refracturing”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/194341-MS.

R. Manchanda, N. P. Roussel, and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Influencing Fracture Trajectories and Fracturing Pressure Data in a Horizontal Completion”, 46th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium held in Chicago, IL, USA, 24-27 June 2012. 2012.

K. E. Friehauf, A. Suri, and M. M. Sharma, “A Simple and Accurate Model for Well Productivity for Hydraulically Fractured Wells”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 19-21, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/119264-MS.

M. A. Carey, S. Mondal, M. M. Sharma, and D. B. Herbert, “Correlating Water Hammer Signatures With Production Log and Microseismic Data in Fractured Horizontal Wells”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 9-11, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. doi: 10.2118/179108-MS.

R. Manchanda, P. Bhardwaj, J. Hwang, and M. M. Sharma, “Parent-Child Fracture Interference: Explanation and Mitigation of Child Well Underperformance”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 23-25, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189849-MS.

M. A. Tammar, M. M. Sharma, and R. Manchanda, “The effect of pore pressure on hydraulic fracture growth: An experimental study”, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp. 1–24, 2018, doi: 10.1007/s00603-018-500-7.

C.-H. Wu and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Proppant Transport Through Perforations in a Horizontal Wellbore”, SPE Journal, vol. 24, no. 04, pp. 1777–1789, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/179117-PA.