Cyclic Injection to Enhance Hydraulic Fracturing Efficiency: Insights from Laboratory Experiments

In hydraulic fracturing applications, there is substantial interest to reduce the formation breakdown pressure. Previous research results show that the cyclic injection method can be used to reduce that pressure. In this study, we conducted laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments to apply cyclic...

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Main Authors: Hao Kang, Jincai Zhang, Xin Fan, Zhiwen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8844293