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Comprehensive single-volume reference work providing an overview of experimental results and predictive methods for hydraulic fracture growth in rocks
Mechanics of Hydraulic Fracturing: Experiment, Model, and Monitoring provides a summary of the research in mechanics of hydraulic fractures during the past two decades, plus new research trends to look for in the future. The book covers the contributions from theory, modeling, and experimentation, including the application of models to reservoir stimulation, mining preconditioning, and the formation of geological structures. The four expert editors emphasize the variety of diverse methods and tools in hydraulic fracturing and help the reader understand hydraulic fracture mechanics in complex geological situations.
To aid in reader comprehension, practical examples of new approaches and methods are presented throughout the book. Key topics covered in the book include:
Researchers and professionals working in the field of fluid-driven fracture growth will find immense value in this comprehensive reference on hydraulic fracturing mechanics.
Xi Zhang, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
Bisheng Wu, Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China.
Diansen Yang, Research Professor, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Andrew Bunger, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
i Preface
ii Acknowledgements
iii Dedication to Dr. Rob Jeffrey’s 70 anniversary for his pioneer contribution to the study of hydraulic fracture growth in naturally fractured rocks
Dr. Rob Jeffrey, Now Principal Geotechnical Engineer at SCT Operations, and formerly Program Leader of Petroleum Engineering at CSIRO, Australia
Chapter 1 Hydraulic fracturing in rocks: Recent progress for petroleum, mining, geothermal and geo-engineering applicationsDr. Rob Jeffrey and Prof. Emmanuel Detournay or contributor tbd
Part I: Experimental and monitoring observations
Chapter 2 The effects of stress contrasts on fracture height growth and volcanic eruptionProf. Andrew Bunger, University of Pittsburgh, US; Agreed
Chapter 3 Anisotropy of rock properties and fracture growth in shalesProf. Brice Lecampion, EPFL, Swiss; Agreed
Chapter 4 Monitoring of fracture growth by tiltmeter measurementsDr. Zuorong Chen, CSIRO Energy and Dr. Rob Jeffrey, SCT; Agreed
Chapter 5 Fracture initiation by cyclic pumpingProf. Guangqing Zhang, China University of Petroleum at Beijing, China; Agreed
Chapter 6 High-angle wells and hydraulic fracturesDrs. Diansen Yang and Zaile Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Agreed
Chapter 7 Injection-induced micro-seismicity: field-scale monitoringContributor TBD
Part II: Theoretical and numerical results
Chapter 8 Tip asymptotes and applications in numerical algorithmProf. Emmanuel Detournay, University of Minnesota, USA; Agreed
Chapter 9 Non-singular tip and hydraulic fracture propagationProf. Dmitry Garagash, Dalhousie University, Canada;
Chapter 10 Modeling hydraulic fracture networks usin discrete element methodsProf. Fengshou Zhang, Tongji University, China; Agreed
Chapter 11 Boundary element analysis of closely spaced fracture growth Dr. Xiyu Chen, Profs Jinzhou Zhao and Yongming Li, Southwest University of Petroleum, China and Dr. Xi Zhang, CSIRO Energy, Australia; Agreed
Chapter 12 Geothermal energy output from multiple wells: thermal effects on fracture growthProf. Bisheng Wu, Tsinghua University, China, Agreed
Part III: Applications and engineering approaches
Chapter 13 Proppant transport in hydraulic fracture and tip screen-outDr. Egor Dontsov, W.D. Von Gonten Laboratories, LLC, US and Prof. Anthony Peirce, The University of British Columbia, Canada; Agreed
Chapter 14 Use of hydraulic fractures to mitigate seismicity during miningDrs. Jianping Yang and Weizhong Chen, Chinese Academy of sciences, Dr. Xi Zhang, CSIRO Energy, Australia and Dr. Rob Jeffrey, SCT; Agreed
Chapter 15 Wellbore strengthening analysis based on hydraulic fracture mechanicsDrs. Liu Yang, Tianshou Ma, and Prof. Ping Chen Southwest University of Petroleum, China, and Bailin Wu, CSIRO Energy, Australia, Agreed
Chapter 16 Fracture characterization based on fluid flowback analysisProf. George Stewart at Heriot-Watt University, UK. Contributor TBD
Chapter 17 Fluid-driven fracture growth and magma intrusionProf. A Gudmundsson, Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Contributor TBD
Chapter 18 Hydraulic fracturing for long-term permeability enhancement: groundwater remediation and CO2 sequestrationContributor TBD
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