Laboratory Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Behavior of Unconventional Reservoir Rocks

The heterogeneity of the rock fabric is a significant factor influencing the initiation and propagation of a hydraulic fracture (HF). This paper presents a laboratory study of HF created in six shale-like core samples provided by RITEK LLC collected from the same well, but at different depths. For e...

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Main Authors: Maria Bobrova, Sergey Stanchits, Anna Shevtsova, Egor Filev, Vladimir Stukachev, Tagir Shayahmetov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/7/292