Publication Name: AEGC 2021
Authors: Partha Pratim Mandal, Reza Rezaee, Mustafa Sari, Joel Sarout
Date Published: September 2021
Number of Pages: 4
Abstract:
Production from ultra-low permeable gas shale reservoirs is feasible only through hydraulic fracturing stimulation. Slip along a pre-existing natural network of fractures/faults with the injection of hydraulic fluid is mostly controlled by the frictional properties of the shale. We studied the deformation characteristics of the Goldwyer shale formation at in-situ stress conditions by performing a series of multistage triaxial tests to understand compositional controls on fault slip accompanying hydraulic fracturing.