A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Interbeds on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Shale Formation

To investigate how the characteristics of interbeds affect hydraulic fracture propagation in the continental shale formation, a series of 300 mm × 300 mm × 300 mm concrete blocks with varying interbeds, based on outcrop observation and core measurement of Chang 7-2 shale formation, were prepared to...

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Main Authors: Zhiheng Zhao, Xiao Li, Yu Wang, Bo Zheng, Bo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/7/556