Publications
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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R. Manchanda, J. Hwang, P. Bhardwaj, M. M. Sharma, M. Maguire, and J. Greenwald, “Strategies for Improving the Performance of Child Wells in the Permian Basin”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, TX, U.S.A., July 23-25, 2018: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), 2018. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2018-2900679.
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R. Manchanda, M. M. Sharma, M. Rafiee, and L. H. Ribeiro, “Overcoming the Impact of Reservoir Depletion to Achieve Effective Parent Well Re-fracturing”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 24-26, 2017, 2017.
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R. Manchanda and M. M. Sharma, “The Role of Induced Un-propped (IU) Fractures in Unconventional Oil and Gas Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 28-30 September 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: 10.2118/174946-MS.
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D. Shin and M. M. Sharma, “Factors Controlling the Simultaneous Propagation of Multiple Competing Fractures in a Horizontal Well”, 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/10.2118/168599-MS.
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R. Manchanda and M. M. Sharma, “Impact of Completion Design on Fracture Complexity in Horizontal Shale Wells”, SPE Drilling & Completions, vol. 29, no. 01, pp. 78–87, 2014, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/159899-PA.
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R. Manchanda, M. M. Sharma, and S. Holzhauser, “Time-Dependent Fracture-Interference Effects in Pad Wells”, SPE Producation & Operations, vol. 29, no. 04, pp. 274–287, 2014, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/164534-PA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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A. Kumar, P. Seth, R. Manchanda, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Well Interference Diagnosis through Integrated Analysis of Tracer and Pressure Interference Tests”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, TX, U.S.A., July 23-25, 2018: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), 2018. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2018-2901827.
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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.
Hydraulic Fracturing, DFIT, Fracture modeling
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H. Wang, S. S. Yi, and M. M. Sharma, “A computationally efficient approach to modeling contact problems and fracture closure using superposition method”, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol. 93, pp. 276–287, 2017, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2017.09.009.
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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.
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W. Wu and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for the Conductivity and Compliance of Unpropped Fractures”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-28, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/184852-MS.
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H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “A Non-Local Model for Fracture Closure on Rough Fracture Faces and Asperities”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 154, pp. 425–437, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.04.024.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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D. Lee and M. M. Sharma, “A Fully-Coupled, Poro-Elasto-Plastic, 3-D Model for Frac-Pack Treatments in Poorly Consolidated Sands”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-28, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/184847-MS.
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K. Agarwal and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Fracture Propagation in Unconsolidated Sands”, in 45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., June 26-29, 2011: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2011.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Peridynamics, Fracture modeling
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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.
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H. Ouchi, J. T. Foster, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Reservoir Heterogeneity on the Vertical Migration of Hydraulic Fractures”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 151, pp. 384–408, 2017, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2016.12.034.
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H. Ouchi, S. Agrawal, J. T. Foster, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Small Scale Heterogeneity on the Growth of Hydraulic Fractures”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-28, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/184873-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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D. Lee, K. Shrivastava, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Fluid Rheology on Proppant Transport In Hydraulic Fractures in Soft Sands”, in 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., June 25-28, 2017: Amreican Rock Mechanics Association, 2017.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Re-fracturing, Fracture modeling
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D. P. Gala and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Fluid Type and Composition on Changes in Reservoir Stresses due to Production: Implications for Refracturing”, in 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., June 25-28, 2017: Amreican Rock Mechanics Association, 2017.
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N. P. Roussel and M. M. Sharma, “Role of Stress Reorientation in the Success of Refracture Treatments in Tight Gas Sands”, SPE Production and Operations, vol. Vol. 27, no. 04, pp. 346–355, 2012, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/134491-PA.
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N. P. Roussel and M. M. Sharma, “Quantifying Transient Effects in Altered-Stress Refracturing of Vertical 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/10.2118/119522-MS.
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V. Singh, N. P. Roussel, and M. M. Sharma, “Stress Reorientation and Fracture Treatments in Horizontal Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/116092-MS.
Fracture modeling
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K. Shrivastava, C. A. J. Blyton, and M. M. Sharma, “Local Linearization Method for Efficient Solution of Coupled Fluid Flow and Geomechanics Problem”, in 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., June 25-28, 2017: Amreican Rock Mechanics Association, 2017.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling
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C.-H. Wu, S. S. Yi, and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Distribution Among Multiple PerforationClusters in a Horizontal Wellbore”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-28, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/184861-MS.
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C. A. J. Blyton, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “A Comprehensive Study of Proppant Transport in a Hydraulic Fracture”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 28-30 September 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: 10.2118/174973-MS.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Fracture modeling
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P. Bhardwaj, R. Manchanda, J. Hwang, P. Cardiff, and M. M. Sharma, “A New Reservoir Scale Model for Fracture Propagation and Stress Reorientation in Injection Wells”, 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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P. Bhardwaj, J. Hwang, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Injection Induced Fracture Propagation and Stress Reorientation in Waterflooded Reservoirs”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/181883-MS.
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J. Hwang, E. C. Bryant, and M. M. Sharma, “Stress Reorientation in Waterflooded Reservoirs”, in SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 23-25 February 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/173220-MS.
Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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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.
Peridynamics, Fracture modeling
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H. Ouchi, A. Katiyar, J. T. Foster, and M. M. Sharma, “A Peridynamic Model for Hydraulic Fracture”, 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics. U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, San Diego, California, U.S.A., July 27-30, 2015, 2015. [Online]. Available: http://13.usnccm.org/
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H. Ouchi, A. Katiyar, J. T. Foster, and M. M. Sharma, “A Peridynamics Model for the Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures in Heterogeneous, Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 3-5, 2015: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/173361-MS.
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A. Katiyar, J. T. Foster, H. Ouchi, and M. M. Sharma, “A Peridynamic Formulation of Pressure Driven Convective Fluid Transport in Porous Media”, Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 261, pp. 209–229, 2014.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing
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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “A New 3D Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. Vol. 28, no. 03, pp. 259–267, 2013, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/159812-PA.
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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “A New Three-Dimensional, Compositional, Model for Hydraulic Fracturing with Energized Fluids”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., October 8-10, 2012: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/159812-MS.
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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “Multi-Phase Fluid-Loss Properties and Return permeability of Energized Fracturing Fluids”, in SPE Hydraulics Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-26, 2011: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/139622-MS.
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K. E. Friehauf and M. M. Sharma, “A New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids”, SPE Producation & Operations, vol. 24, no. 04, pp. 562–572, 2009, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/115750-PA.
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K. E. Friehauf, M. M. Sharma, and R. B. Sullivan, “Application of a New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing with Energized Fluids: A South Texas Case Study”, 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/10.2118/119265-MS.
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K. E. Friehauf and M. M. Sharma, “A New Compositional Model for Hydraulic Fracturing With Energized Fluids”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., September 21-24, 2008: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2008. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/115750-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Cementing / Perforating / Gravel Packing, Fracture modeling
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R. Manchanda, M. M. Sharma, and S. Holzhauser, “Time Dependent Fracture Interference Effects in Pad Wells”, in SPE Unconventional Resources Conference-USA, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., April 10-12, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/164534-MS.
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R. Manchanda and M. M. Sharma, “Impact of Completion Design on Fracture Complexity in Horizontal Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., October 8-10, 2012: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/159899-MS.
Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Particle Transport, Fracture modeling
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S. Malhotra and M. M. Sharma, “A General Correlation for Proppant Settling in VES Fluids”, in SPE Hydraulics Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., January 24-26, 2011: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/139581-MS.
Sand Screens / Sand Control, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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K. Agarwal and M. M. Sharma, “A New Approach to Modeling Fracture Growth in Unconsolidated Sands”, 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/10.2118/146309-MS.
Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for Water Injection Into Frac-Packed Wells”, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 13, no. 03, pp. 449–464, 2010, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/110084-PA.
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A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for Water Injection into Frac-Packed Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, U.S.A., November 11-14, 2007: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2007. doi: 10.2118/110084-MS.
Formation Damage, Water Blocking in Low Permeability Gas Sands, Fracture modeling, Shale-fluid interactions
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J. Mahadevan, M. M. Sharma, and Y. C. Yortsos, “Capillary Wicking in Gas Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-27, 2006: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. doi: 10.2118/103229-MS.