Sedimentological Controls on Fracture Distribution and the Network Development within Meseverde Group Lithofacies, Uinta Basin, Utah

The Mesaverde Group, Uinta Basin, Utah, is the source of significant natural gas production and contains several trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas resources. Tight-gas sandstone reservoirs within the Mesaverde Group require hydraulic fracture treatments in order to produce economic vol...

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Published in:	Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)
Main Author:	Ryan Sonntag
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Utah State University 2021
Subjects:	Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Geological formations and processes Mesaverde Group natural fracture networks hydraulic fracturing fracture density lithofacies sedimentology diagenesis cementation bed thickness stratigraphic architecture braided river deposits fracture orientation Uinta Basin
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.26076/d759-4109
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