Publications
2017
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, DFIT, 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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Peridynamics, Fracture modeling
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W. Wu, P. Kakkar, J. Zhou, R. T. Russell, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Investigation of the Conductivity of Unpropped Fractures in Shales”, 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/10.2118/184858-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Proppant conductivity
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W. Wu, R. T. Russell, and M. M. Sharma, “An Experimental Method to Study the Impact of Fracturing Fluids on Fracture Conductivity in Heterogeneous Shales”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 24-26, 2017, 2017.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant conductivity
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Frac-Packing, 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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Re-fracturing, Fracture modeling
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M. A. Tammar and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Geological Layer Properties on Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Propagation: An Experimental Study”, 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/10.2118/184871-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Peridynamics, Fracture modeling
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Peridynamics, Fracture modeling
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M. A. Tammar, M. M. Sharma, and R. Manchanda, “Laboratory Observations of the Effect of Pore Pressure on Hydraulic Fracture Growth”, in 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., June 25-28, 2017: Amreican Rock Mechanics Association, 2017.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracturing experiments
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, 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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling
2016
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Water hammer
2015
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Fracture modeling
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H. Ouchi, A. Katiyar, J. York, J. T. Foster, and M. M. Sharma, “A fully coupled porous flow and geomechanics model for fluid driven cracks: a peridynamics approach”, Computational Mechanics, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 561–576, 2015, doi: DOI 10.1007/s00466-015-1123-8.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Peridynamics
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A. Mimouni, N. Kuzmyak, E. van Oort, M. M. Sharma, and L. Katz, “Compatibility of Hydraulic Fracturing Additives with High Salt Concentrations for Flowback Water Reuse”, 2015 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress. American Society of Civil Engineers, May 17-21, 2015, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., pp. 496–509, 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479162.045.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Water Filtration and Desalination
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
2014
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J. J. McAndrew, R. Fan, M. M. Sharma, and L. H. Ribeiro, “Extending the Application of Foam Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids”, in SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, August 25-27, 2014: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2014. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2014-1926561.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energized fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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S. Malhotra, E. R. Lehman, and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Placement Using Alternate-Slug Fracturing”, SPE Journal, vol. 19, no. 05, pp. 974–985, 2014, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163851-PA.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement
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R. J. Shor and M. M. Sharma, “Reducing Proppant Flowback From Fractures: Factors Affecting the Maximum Flowback Rate”, 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/10.2118/168649-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Choke-Management
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
2013
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J. Hwang and M. M. Sharma, “A 3-Dimensional Fracture Propagation Model for Long-Term Water Injection”, in 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., June 23-26, 2013: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2013.
Keywords: Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Hydraulic 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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing
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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “Fluid Selection of Energized Fracture Treatment”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 4-6, 2013 : Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163867-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energized fracturing
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M. M. Sharma and S. Agrawal, “Impact of Liquid Loading in Hydraulic Fractures on Well Productivity”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163837-MS.
Keywords: Formation Damage, Hydraulic Fracturing, Water Blocking in Low Permeability Gas Sands
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S. Agrawal and M. M. Sharma, “Liquid Loading within Hydraulic Fractures and its Impact on Unconventional Reservoir Productivity”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 12-14, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: ttp://dx.doi.org/10.1190/URTEC2013-115.
Keywords: Formation Damage, Hydraulic Fracturing, Water Blocking in Low Permeability Gas Sands
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S. Malhotra, E. R. Lehman, and M. M. Sharma, “Proppant Placement Using Alternate-Slug Fracturing”, in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A., February 4-6, 2013: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2013. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163851-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement
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N. P. Roussel and M. M. Sharma, “Selecting Candidate Wells for Refracturing Using Production Data”, SPE Producation & Operations, vol. 28, no. 01, pp. 36–45, 2013, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/146103-PA.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Re-fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Cementing / Perforating / Gravel Packing, Fracture modeling
2012
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Cementing / Perforating / Gravel Packing, Fracture modeling
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Diagnostics, Fracture modeling
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L. H. Ribeiro and M. M. Sharma, “Multi-Phase Fluid-Loss Properties and Return Permeability of Energized Fracturing Fluids”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 27, no. 03, pp. 265–277, 2012, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/139622-PA.
Keywords: Formation Damage, Hydraulic Fracturing, Energized fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Re-fracturing, Fracture modeling
2011
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Proppant Placement, Particle Transport, Fracture modeling
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K. Lee, C. Huh, and M. M. Sharma, “Impact of Fracture Growth on Well Injectivity and Reservoir Sweep during Waterflood and Chemical EOR Processes”, 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/10.2118/146778-MS.
Keywords: Oilfield water handling, Water Injection / Injector Performance / Fractured Injectors, Hydraulic Fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Frac-Packing, Fracture modeling
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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N. P. Roussel and M. M. Sharma, “Selecting Candidate Wells for Refracturing Using Production Data”, 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/10.2118/146103-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Re-fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
2010
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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K. E. Friehauf and M. M. Sharma, “Fluid Selection for Energized Hydraulic Fractures”, Journal of Petroleum Technology, vol. 62, no. 03, pp. 42–44, 2010, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/0310-0042-JPT.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energized fracturing
2009
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling
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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.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture modeling, Energized fracturing
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K. E. Friehauf and M. M. Sharma, “Fluid Selection for Energized Hydraulic Fractures”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., October 4-7, 2009: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/124361-MS.
Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energized fracturing