Publisher's Synopsis
Hydraulic fracturing as a method for recovering unconventional shale gas has been around for several decades. Significant research and improvement in field methods have been documented in literature on the subject. The goal of this volume is to do an appraisal of hydraulic fracturing in theory and practice. A review is done of the early theoretical work upon which most of the current hydraulic fracturing literature is based. Effort is also made to thoroughly cover the core aspects of fracture modeling and practical operations with a view to shedding light on the strength and drawbacks of current methodologies. The volume focuses on the geo-mechanics of the process thus less emphasis is laid on post fracturing operations. It is hoped that this will help establish the basis for a standard framework to guide fracturing design. For this reason, effort was made in the volume to clearly define the various terminologies.
