A graph of the scaling relationship between fluid flow and fracture stiffness is shown. The shape of the symbol indicates the fracture length scale from 0.0625 meter (circles) to 1 meter (triangle) ...

To gain a deeper understanding of a wide range of geological processes, such as plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanic diking, we need to have a knowledge of both past and present in situ stress ...

Based on a presentation to the 2001 Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2001, New Orleans Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) has initiated a ...

Stimulation techniques are used to encourage production to flow from the reservoir rocks. Hydrocarbons are located in the spaces between pores of reservoir rock. Production is achieved when these pore ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a completion technique that pumps high-pressure fluid and proppant into a low-permeability reservoir to create and prop open fractures, increasing flow paths so oil can move to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A team of researchers has created a way to quickly and remotely evaluate fluid flow in subsurface fractures that could impact aquifers, oil and gas extraction, sequestration of ...

A team of researchers has created a way to quickly and remotely evaluate fluid flow in subsurface fractures that could impact aquifers, oil and gas extraction, sequestration of greenhouse gases or ...