We welcome Marisela Sanchez-Nagel, Ph.D., general manager General Manager and Principal Geomechanics Engineer at Itasca Houston. She will speak via WebEx video conference for the next session of the Symposium on Modeling and Optimization. The session will be held at 1 PM MST on Friday, January 18, 2013.

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Stimulation Optimization of Unconventional Resources
Improved Numerical Modeling  from First Physics Emerging numerical techniques are available that can address hydraulic fracturing in naturally fractured formations, such as shale gas, and that are based upon the proper first physics of the mechanical and flow behavior of fractured formations. These techniques will allow the industry to gain greater insight and understanding of how natural fracture geometry and intensity, fracture hydromechanical properties, and stress field affect  hydraulic fracturing performance in the presence of different operational parameters.

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John Hedengren
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Brigham Young University
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