Publications

P. Seth, R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, S. Zheng, and M. M. Sharma, “Diagnosing Multi-Cluster Fracture Propagation Using Dynamic Poroelastic Pressure Transient Analysis”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-1092.

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.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Fluid Type and Multiphase Flow on Sand Production in Oil and Gas Wells”, SPE Journal, vol. 24, no. 02, pp. 733–743, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187117-PA.

M. A. Tammar and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Geological Layer Properties on Hydraulic-Fracture Initiation and Propagation: An Experimental Study”, SPE Journal, vol. 24, no. 02, pp. 757–794, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/184871-PA.

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.

P. Seth, R. Manchanda, B. Elliott, S. Zheng, M. M. Sharma, and J. Hwang, “Estimating Fracture Network Area and SRV Permeability by Analyzing Offset Well Pressure Measurements during Fracturing”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 30 - October 2, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/196041-MS.

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, 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.

S. Zheng, R. Manchanda, D. P. Gala, M. M. Sharma, and J. Hwang, “Pre-Loading Depleted Parent Wells to Avoid Frac-Hits: Some Important Design Considerations”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 30 - October 2, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/195912-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.

M.-M. Chiotoroiu, T. Clemens, M. Zechner, J. Hwang, M. M. Sharma, and M. Thiele, “Risk Assessment and Simulation of Injectivity Decline Under Uncertainty”, in 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition, London, England, UK, June 3-6, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/195499-MS.

H. Wang, J. Hwang, and M. M. Sharma, “Sand Production Caused by Water-Hammer Events: Implications for Shut-In Protocols and Design of Water-Injection Wells”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 34, no. 03, pp. 461–472, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189568-PA.

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.

R. Manchanda, S. Zheng, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “Simulating the Life of Hydraulically Fractured Wells Using a Fully-Coupled Poroelastic Fracture-Reservoir Simulator”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., July 22-24, 2019: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 2019. doi: 10.15530/urtec-2019-490.

J. Hwang, M. M. Sharma, K. Amaning, A. Singh, and S. Sathyamoorthy, “Simulation of Injectivity and Fracture Containment: Water Injection in a Turbidite Reservoir, Offshore Ghana”, in SPE EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, London, United Kingdom, June 3-6, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineering, 2019. doi: 10.2118/195567-MS.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “The Role of Elasto-Plasticity in Cavity Shape and Sand Production in Oil and Gas Wells”, SPE Journal, vol. 24, no. 02, pp. 744–756, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187225-PA.

J. Hwang, M. M. Sharma, M.-M. Chiotoroiu, and T. Clemens, “Viscoelastic Polymer Injectivity: A Novel Semi-Analytical Simulation Approach and Impact of Induced Fractures and Horizontal Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 30 - October 2, 2019: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2019. doi: 10.2118/195978-MS.

J. Hwang, P. Bhardwaj, M. M. Sharma, S. Sathyamoorthy, K. Amaning, and A. Singh, “Water Injection Well Performance and Fracture Propagation in a Channel Sand Reservoir: An Offshore Ghana Case Study”, in 2019 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., May 6-9, 2019: Offshore Technology Conference, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.4043/29311-MS.

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.

C. A. J. Blyton, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “A Study of Proppant Transport With Fluid Flow in a Hydraulic Fracture”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 33, no. 04, pp. 307–323, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174973-PA.

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 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.

P. Seth, R. Manchanda, A. Kumar, and M. M. Sharma, “Estimating Hydraulic Fracture Geometry by Analyzing the Pressure Interference Between Fractured Horizontal Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-26, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.

C.-H. Wu, M. M. Sharma, M. J. Fuller, and S. Mathis, “Estimating Sand Production Through Gravel Packs”, in SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 7-9, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189481-MS.

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.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “Estimating Unpropped-Fracture Conductivity and Fracture Compliance From Diagnostic Fracture-Injection Tests”, SPE Journal, vol. 23, no. 05, pp. 1648–1668, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189844-PA.

J. Shiriyev et al., “Experiments and Simulations of a Prototype Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Induction Logging Tool for Open-Hole Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics”, Geophysics, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. D73-D81, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2017-0354.1.

A. S. Nagoo and M. M. Sharma, “Finer Theoretical Aspects of the Drift Flux Family of Equations for Simulating Averaed Volume Fraction in Multiphase Flows”, International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, vol. 06, no. 02, pp. 240–250, 2018, doi: 10.2495/CMEM-V6-N2-240-250.

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.

J. Hwang and M. M. Sharma, “Generation and filtration of O/W emulsions under near-wellbore flow conditions during produced water re-injection”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, vol. 165, pp. 798–810, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.03.015.

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.

P. Zhang, M. K. Sen, M. M. Sharma, J. Gabelmann, and D. Glowka, “Mapping Proppant Distribution in Hydraulic Fractures in Cased Wellbores Using Low Frequency Downhole Electrical Measurements”, 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/10.2118/189884-MS.

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.

S. Agrawal, H. Ouchi, M. A. Tammar, and M. M. Sharma, “Mechanistic Explanation of the Impact of Pore Pressure on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation”, in 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., June 17-20, 2018: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2018.

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.

P. Zhang, M. K. Sen, M. M. Sharma, J. Gabelmann, and D. Glowka, “Modeling of Low-Frequency Downhole Electrical Measurements for Mapping Proppant Distribution in Hydraulic Fractures in Casedhole Wells”, SPE Journal, vol. 23, no. 06, pp. 2147–2157, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/189884-PA.

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.