Publications
DFIT, Fracture Diagnostics
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H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “New Variable Compliance Method for Estimating In-Situ Stress and Leak-off from DFIT data”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., October 9-11, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineer, 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187348-MS.
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M. W. McClure, H. Jung, D. D. Cramer, and M. M. Sharma, “The Fracture-Compliance Method for Picking Closure Pressure From Diagnostic Fracture-Injection Tests”, SPE Journal, vol. 21, no. 04, pp. 1321–1339, 2016, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/179725-PA.
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M. W. McClure, C. A. J. Blyton, M. M. Sharma, and H. Jung, “The Effect of Changing Fracture Compliance on Pressure Transient Behavior During Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 27-29, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/170956-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Water hammer
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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.
Electromagnetic Fracture Diagnosis, Fracture Diagnostics
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P. Zhang et al., “Fracture Diagnostics Using a Low Frequency Electromagnetic Induction Method”, in 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. June 26-29, 2016: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2016.
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S. Basu and M. M. Sharma, “A New Method for Fracture Diagnostics Using Low Frequency Electromagnetic Induction”, in 2014 Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/168606-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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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.
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N. P. Roussel, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Implications of Fracturing Pressure Data Recorded during a Horizontal Completion on Stage Spacing Design”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 6-8, 2012: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/152631-MS.
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M. M. Sharma et al., “Slick Water and Hybrid Fracturing Treatments: Some Lessons Learnt”, Journal of Petroleum Technology, vol. 57, no. 03, pp. 38–40, 2005. doi: 10.2118/0305-0038-JPT.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling, Fracture flowback
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S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Fracture Closure with Proppant Settling and Embedment during Shut-In and Production”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 35, no. 04, pp. 668–683, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/201205-PA.
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S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Fracture Closure with Proppant Settling and Embedment during Shut-In and Production”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 35, no. 04, pp. 668–683, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/201205-PA.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing, Fracture flowback
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S. Zheng and M. M. Sharma, “Use of Stranded Natural Gas as a Fracturing Fluid: A Simulation Study”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 20-22, 2020: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2020-3233.
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S. Zheng and M. M. Sharma, “Use of Stranded Natural Gas as a Fracturing Fluid: A Simulation Study”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 20-22, 2020: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2020-3233.
Fracture modeling, Fracture flowback
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S. Zheng, A. Kumar, D. P. Gala, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Simulating Production from Complex Fracture Networks: Impact of Geomechanics and Closure of Propped/Unpropped Fractures”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-21.
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S. Zheng, A. Kumar, D. P. Gala, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Simulating Production from Complex Fracture Networks: Impact of Geomechanics and Closure of Propped/Unpropped Fractures”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-21.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Fracture flowback
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P. Seth, A. Kumar, R. Manchanda, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Hydraulic Fracture Closure in a Poroelastic Medium and its Implications on Productivity”, in 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., June 17-20, 2018: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2018.
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P. Seth, A. Kumar, R. Manchanda, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Hydraulic Fracture Closure in a Poroelastic Medium and its Implications on Productivity”, in 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., June 17-20, 2018: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2018.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Choke-Management, Fracture modeling, Fracture flowback
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A. Kumar, P. Seth, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Optimizing Drawdown Strategies in Wells Producing from Complex Fracture Networks”, in SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, Muscat, Oman, October 16-18, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.
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A. Kumar, P. Seth, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Optimizing Drawdown Strategies in Wells Producing from Complex Fracture Networks”, in SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, Muscat, Oman, October 16-18, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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R. Manchanda, K. Shrivastava, S. Zheng, and M. M. Sharma, “A New Mechanism for the Formation of Hydraulic Fracture Swarms”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2020: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2020. doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/199725-MS.
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S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Efficient Incorporation of a Contact Model into a Fully Implicit Geomechanical Fracture Model”, in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.
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S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Linearized Predictor Method for the Efficient Solution of Coupled Geomechanics - Fracture Flow Problems”, in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.
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S. Hirose and M. M. Sharma, “Numerical Modelling of Fractures in Multilayered Rock Formations Using a Displacement Discontinuity Method”, in 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., June 17-20, 2018: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2018.
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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.
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R. Manchanda, E. C. Bryant, P. Bhardwaj, P. Cardiff, and M. M. Sharma, “Strategies for Effective Stimulation of Multiple Perforation Clusters in Horizontal Wells”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 33, no. 03, pp. 539–556, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/179126-PA.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling
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R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, S. Hirose, and M. M. Sharma, “Integrating Reservoir Geomechanics with Multiple Fracture Propagation and Proppant Placement”, SPE Journal, vol. 25, no. 02, pp. 662–691, 2020, doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/199366-PA.
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S. S. Yi, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Optimization of Plug-and-Perforate Completions for Balanced Treatment Distribution and Improved Reservoir Contact”, SPE Journal, vol. 25, no. 02, pp. 558–572, 2020, doi: 10.2118/194360-PA.
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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.
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M. Zhang, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Placement in Perforation Clusters in Deviated Wellbores”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-298.
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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.
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K. Shrivastava and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Transport in Complex Fracture Networks”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 23-25, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Pressure Interference Testing, Fracturing Multi-Well Pads
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R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, P. Seth, and M. M. Sharma, “Multi-Well Poroelastic Pressure Interference Analysis: Towards Real-Time Fracture Diagnostics”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2020: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2020. doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/199720-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling, Fracturing Multi-Well Pads
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P. Seth, B. Elliott, and M. M. Sharma, “Rapid Analysis of Offset Well Pressure Response during Fracturing: Distinguishing between Poroelastic, Hydraulic, and Frac-Hit Responses in Field Data Using Pattern Recognition”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 20-22, 2020: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2020-3129.
Fracture modeling
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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.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Natural fractures
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S. Agrawal, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Shear Slippage on the Interaction of Hydraulic Fractures with Natural Fractures”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/10.2118/194361-MS.
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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.
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K. Shrivastava and M. M. Sharma, “Mechanisms for the Formation of Complex Fracture Networks in Naturally Fractured Rocks”, 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/10.2118/189864-MS.
DFIT, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, H. Wang, and M. M. Sharma, “Fully 3D Simulation Of Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests With Application In Depleted Reservoirs”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-314.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling, Pressure Interference Testing
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R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, and M. M. Sharma, “Interpreting Inter-Well Poroelastic Pressure Transient Data: An Analytical Approach”, in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.
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B. Elliott, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Interpreting Inter-Well Poroelastic Pressure Transient Data: An Analytical Approach Validated with Field Case Studies”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.105530/urtec-2019-449.
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P. Seth, K. Shrivastava, A. Kumar, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Pressure Interference between Fractured Horizontal Wells: Impact of Complex Fracture Growth on Offset Well Pressure Measurements”., in 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, New York, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2019: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2019.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling, Perforation design
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S. S. Yi, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Optimization of Plug-and-Perf Completions for Balanced Treatment Distribution and Improved Reservoir Contact”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroluem Engineers, 2019.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Re-fracturing, Fracture modeling
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S. S. Yi and M. M. Sharma, “A new method to calculate slurry distribution among multiple fractures during fracturing and refracturing”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 170, pp. 304–314, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.06.048.
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S. S. Yi, C.-H. Wu, and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Distribution Among Multiple Perforation Clusters in Plug-and-Perforate Stages”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 33, no. 04, pp. 654–665, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/184861-PA.
Proppant Placement, Choke-Management, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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E. Karantinos, M. M. Sharma, J. A. Ayoub, M. Parlar, and R. A. Chanpura, “Choke-Management Strategies for Hydraulically Fractured Wells and Frac-Pack Completions in Vertical Wells”, SPE Production & Operations, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178973-PA.
Chemical Well Stimulation: Solvents and Surfactants, Improved oil recovery, Fracture modeling
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D. P. Gala and M. M. Sharma, “Compositional and Geomechanical Effects in Huff-n-Puff Gas Injection IOR in Tight Oil Reservoirs”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-26, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.
Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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A. Kumar and M. M. Sharma, “Diagnosing Fracture-Wellbore Connectivity Using Chemical Tracer Flowback Data”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, TX, U.S.A., July 23-25, 2018: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), 2018. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2018-2902023.
Hydraulic Fracturing, DFIT, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Estimating Unpropped Fracture Conductivity and Compliance from Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests”, 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/10.2118/189844-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Peridynamics, Fracture modeling
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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.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Re-fracturing, Fracture modeling
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D. P. Gala, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling of Fluid Injection in Depleted Parent Wells to Minimize Damage due to Frac-Hits”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, TX, U.S.A., July 23-25, 2018: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) , 2018. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2018-2881265.