Sand Control and Hydraulic Fracturing
Joint Industry Project (2006-08)
University of Texas at Austin
Joint Industry Project (2006-08)
University of Texas at Austin
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| A. Sand Control |
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| A1. Modeling fracture mechanics and frac-packs in poorly consolidated sands (Ruben Juanes, Mukul Sharma) |
| A2.Experimental measurements of mechanical and flow properties of poorly consolidated sands (Jon Olson, Mukul Sharma) |
| A3.Micro-mechanical models for mechanical, failure and flow properties of sands (Steve Bryant, Jon Olson) |
| A4. Stability of boreholes and perforations in weak rocks (Ruben Juanes) |
| A5. Sand control strategies in water/waste injection wells (Mukul Sharma) |
| B. Hydraulic Fracturing |
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| B1.Compaction, subsidence and stress reorientation in depleted sands (Ruben Juanes, Mukul Sharma) |
| B2.Energized fractures in tight gas sands/ gas shales (Mukul Sharma) |
| B3.Proppant placement / transport in fractures (Mukul Sharma) |
| B4.Novel frac-fluid concepts (Quoc Nguyen) |
| B5.Optimization of fracture treatments (Quoc Nguyen) |
| B6.Modeling fractures in heterogeneous formations (Sanjay Srinivasan) |