Publications

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.

H. Wang, X. Yang, W. Zhang, and M. M. Sharma, “Predicting Sand Production in HPHT Wells in the Tarim Basin”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., September 24-26, 2018: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2018.

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.

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”, 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/10.2118/189568-MS.

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.

J. Hwang, H. Wang, and M. M. Sharma, “Wellbore Integrity and Sand Failure Mechanisms of Frac-Packed Wells in Unconsolidated Sand Formations”, in 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., June 17-20, 2018: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2018.

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.

E. Karantinos, M. M. Sharma, J. A. Ayoub, M. Parlar, and R. A. Chanpura, “A General Method for the Selection of an Optimum Choke-Management Strategy”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 32, no. 02, pp. 137–147, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/174196-PA.

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.

W. Wu and M. M. Sharma, “Acid Fracturing in Shales: Effect of Dilute Acid on Properties and Pore Structure of Shale”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 32, no. 01, pp. 51–63, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/173390-PA.

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.

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.

E. Karantinos and M. M. Sharma, “Choke Management Under Wellbore, Completion and Reservoir Constraints”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, October 9-11, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017.

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. Wang, D. P. Gala, and M. M. Sharma, “Effect of Fluid Type and Multi-Phase Flow on Sand Production in Oil and Gas Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, October 9-11, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017.

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.

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.

C.-H. Wu, M. M. Sharma, R. A. Chanpura, M. Parlar, and J. A. Ayoub, “Factors Governing the Predicted Performance of Multilayered Metal-Mesh Screens”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 32, no. 03, pp. 141–152, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/178955-PA.

J. Hwang, M. J. Szabian, and M. M. Sharma, “Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics and Stress Interference Analysis by Water Hammer Signatures in Multi-Stage Pumping Data”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 24-26, 2017, 2017.

S. Kasemset et al., “Influence of Polydopamine Deposition Conditions on Hydraulic Permeability, Sieving Coefficients, Pore Size and Pore Size Distribution for a Polysulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane”, Journal of Membrane Science, vol. 522, pp. 100–115, 2017, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.07.016.

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.

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.

A. S. Nagoo, J. Saponja, T. Wall, K. Eike, and M. M. Sharma, “Multiphase Flow Simulation of Horizontal Well Artificial Lift and Life-of-Well Field Case Histories: HEAL System Modeled in PipeFractionalFlow”, in Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., July 24-26, 2017, 2017.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “New Variable Compliance Method for Estimating In-Situ Stress and Leak-off from DFIT data”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., October 9-11, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineer, 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/187348-MS.

T. Clemens et al., “Optimizing Water-Injection Design in a Shallow Offshore Reservoir”, SPE Production & Operations, vol. 32, no. 04, pp. 551–563, 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/180143-PA.

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.

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.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “The Role of Elasto-Plasticity in Cavity Shape and Sand Production in Oil and Gas Wells”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, October 9-11, 2017: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017.

H. Wang, P. Cardiff, and M. M. Sharma, “A 3-D Poro-Elasto-Plastic Model for Sand Production around Open-Hole and Cased & Perforated Wellbores”, in 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. June 26-29, 2016: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2016.

H. Wang and M. M. Sharma, “A Fully 3-D, Multi-Phase, Poro-Elasto-Plastic Model for Sand Production”, in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dubai, UAE, September 26–28, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/181566-MS.

E. Karantinos, M. M. Sharma, J. A. Ayoub, M. Parlar, and R. A. Chanpura, “A General Method for the Selection of an Optimum Choke-Management Strategy”, SPE Production & Operations, 2016, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/174196-PA.

S. S. Yi and M. M. Sharma, “A Model for Refracturing Operations in Horizontal Wells Employing Diverting Agents”, in SPE Asia Pacific Hydraulic Fracturing Conference, Beijing, China, August 24-26, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/181795-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.

A. Suri and M. M. Sharma, “Apparent Shear Yield Stress of Filter Cakes Determine Flow Initiation Pressures and Near Wllbore Return Permeabilites”, in Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Novebmer 7-10, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016.

S. Mondal, C.-H. Wu, M. M. Sharma, R. A. Chanpura, M. Parlar, and J. A. Ayoub, “Characterizing, Designing, and Selecting Metal Mesh Screens for Standalone-Screen Applications”, SPE Drilling & Completion, vol. 31, no. 02, pp. 85–94, 2016, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/170935-PA.

E. Karantinos, M. M. Sharma, J. A. Ayoub, and M. Parlar, “Choke Management Strategies for Hydraulically Fractured Wells and Frac-Pack Completions in Vertical Wells”, in SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 24-26, 2016: Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016.

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.