Hydraulic fracture reopening pressure and the estimation of maximum horizontal stress

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 811-826

  Ito, T ^a   Evans, K ^b,c   Kawai, K ^a   Hayashi, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Solexperts AG   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ESTIMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL STRESS; REOPENING PRESSURE; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033197480     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00053-4     Document Type: Article

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