Numerical Simulation in Hydraulic Fracturing ─ Multiphysics Theory and Applications

Hydraulic fracturing is not only a key technology in the development of unconventional oil and gas resources such as shale gas etc, but also a key technology and essential contents in the design of drilling cuttings disposal by the way of reinjection. Multiphysics modeling provides an effective and practical tool for 3-dimensional (3-D) modeling of hydraulic fracturing in the petroleum industry. This book introduces the theory and numerical applications of multiphysics modeling in hydraulic fracturing.
Numerical solution of multi-physics modeling in Geomechanics bridges the gap between the relevant theories and the practical projects in the petroleum industry. This book aims to provide examples of solving problems in practical cases. It introduces engineering background of drilling and completion practice, and provides introductions of specific key numerical modeling skills. And thus it can be used as a manual for modeling skills for numerical engineers in petroleum engineering.
This book can also be used as a course reference book by graduate students majoring in solid mechanics and petroleum engineering, as well as for geotechnical engineers.

Xinpu Shen is a Senior Advisor at Guoyang Technology and Services, and formerly a Senior Advisor at Halliburton Consulting.
He received his PhD degree in Engineering Mechanics in 1994 from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He was lecturer and associate professor in Tsinghua University from 1993 to 1999. Since May 2001, he was a professor in Engineering Mechanics in Shenyang University of Technology, China. From 1997 to 2004, he worked as post-doctoral research associate in several European institutions, including Politecnico di Milano, Italy and the University of Sheffield, UK, etc. He worked as consultant of geomechanics for Knowledge Systems Inc Houston since 2005 and until it was acquired by Halliburton in 2008. He has been coordinator to 4 projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China since 2005. He is inventor (co-inventor) to 10 patents and author (coauthor) to 7 books and 98 related papers among which 30 can be downloaded from OnePetrol.com.

William Standifird currently serves as a Director - Global Technical Practices at Halliburton. In this role he is charged with the invention, development and deployment of innovative technologies that support safe and efficient well construction for petroleum assets. William began his career with Schlumberger as a Drilling Services Engineer where he specialized in the application of petroleum geomechanics to deepwater drilling operations. He subsequently joined Knowledge Systems Inc. and rapidly built a global petroleum geomechanics practice which was acquired by Halliburton in 2008. William has over 20 peer reviewed publications, a Performed by Schlumberger Silver Medal and a Hart’s Meritorious Engineering Award. He holds undergraduate degrees in electronics engineering, management science and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston System.