Analysis of the growth and interaction of multiple-plane hydraulic fractures
Abstract
A general-purpose numerical formulation is presented for analysis of the quasi-static stable growth and interaction of fluid driven plane-strain fractures in inhomogeneous reservoir structures. Multiple fractures emanating from multiple wellbores are allowed to evolve along curved trajectories as dictated by non-uniform stress fields arising from interaction of fractures with one another and with material and stress variations.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
Rock Mechanics and Modeling
Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 797–802
- Publication date
- 24 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter