Rock fracture kinetics of the facture mesh system in shale gas reservoirs

The formation mechanism of fracture mesh and the mechanism of activating natural closed fractures during shale fracturing are studied based on rock fracture kinetics. It is found that steering conditions should be satisfied at both left and right ends of a natural fracture to form intensive fracture...

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Main Authors: Haifeng ZHAO, Mian CHEN, Yan JIN, Yunhong DING, Yonghui WANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-08-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380412600676