Modeling the boosting pressure in cavity and its application in predicting fracture geometry in hydrajet fracturing
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Chang Wen
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Rahman, Md. Motiur
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The Petroleum Institute (United Arab Emirates)
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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147
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Haroun, Mohammed; Lu, Jing; Nawrocki, Pawel A.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-16134-1
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.S.
Discipline of degree
Petroleum Engineering
Body granting the degree
The Petroleum Institute (United Arab Emirates)
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Hydraulic fracturing has been widely used in oil fields. For conventional hydraulic fracturing, it is hard to separate intervals in multi-layered formation. Hydra-jet fracturing technique can avoid this problem. The boosting pressure in cavity behind the casing is a key factor in hydra-jet fracturing process, making the fracture initiation successful. However, there is little research about the pressure field in cavity. This paper aims to establish a mathematical model for predicting boosting pressure in the cavity under different scenarios and predict the fracture geometry.