Publications

M. Cao, S. Hirose, and M. M. Sharma, “A computationally efficient model for fracture propagation and fluid flow in naturally fractured reservoirs”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 220, no. part B, p. 111249, 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2022.111249.

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.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “A Rapid Injection Flow-Back Test (RIFT) to Estimate In-situ Stress and Pore Pressure”, 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/10.2118/199732-MS.

M. A. Tammar, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “Application of Different Fluid Injection Methods to Reduce Breakdown Pressure”, in International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, January 13-15, 2020: International Petroleum Technology Conference, 2020. doi: 10.2523/IPTC-19589-MS.

S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, H. Wang, and M. M. Sharma, “DFIT Analysis and Interpretation in Layered Rocks”, 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/10.2118/199690-MS.

R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, and M. M. Sharma, “Fracture Sequencing in Multi-Well Pads: Impact of Staggering and Lagging Stages in Zipper Fracturing on Well Productivity”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2020: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2020.

A. Kumar, P. Seth, K. Shrivastava, R. Manchanda, and M. M. Sharma, “Integrated Analysis of Tracer and Pressure-Interference Tests To Identify Well Interference”, SPE Journal, vol. 25, no. 04, pp. 1623–1635, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/201233-PA.

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.

M. A. Tammar and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Borehole Notch Properties on Breakdown Pressure”, 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.

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, R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “Poroelastic Pressure Transient Analysis: A New Method for Interpretation of Pressure Communication between Wells during Hydraulic Fracturing”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A., February 5-7, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/194358-MS.

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.

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.

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.

K. Shrivastava and M. M. Sharma, “3-D Interactions of Hydraulic Fractures with Natural Fractures”, in SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, Muscat, Oman, October 16-18, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.

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.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Estimating Fracture Closure Stress in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs with Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests”, in 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., June 17-20, 2018: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2018.

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.

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.

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.

P. Zhang, Y. Brick, and M. M. Sharma, “Numerical Study of an Electrode-Based Resistivity Tool for Fracture Diagnostics in Steel-Cased Wellbores”, Geophysics, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. D41-D48, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0355.1.

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.

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.

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.