Numerical Simulation of Artificial Fracture Propagation in Shale Gas Reservoirs Based on FPS-Cohesive Finite Element Method

The simulation of hydraulic fracturing by the conventional ABAQUS cohesive finite element method requires a preset fracture propagation path, which restricts its application to the hydraulic fracturing simulation of a naturally fractured reservoir under full coupling. Based on the further developmen...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqiang Liu, Zhanqing Qu, Tiankui Guo, Ying Sun, Zhifeng Shi, Luyang Chen, Yunlong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9402392