Optimization of Composite Layering Effect Based on Measured Formation Fracture Height to Length Ratios

Abdunaser O Susi^1*, Mahmoud A Mahrous², Khalid A Elwegaa¹, Paul L Sims¹, Lloyd R Heinze¹, George B Asquith², Mohamed Y Soliman³ and Mahmoud El- Sharafi⁴

¹Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University, USA

²Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, USA

³Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston, USA

⁴McCoy School of Engineering, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA