Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.