Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Z. Zhai and M. M. Sharma, “Modeling Hydraulic Fractures in Unconsolidated Sands”, Journal of Petroleum Technology, 2006.

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.