Crack tip plasticity: A different approach to modelling fracture propagation in soft formations

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue A, 2000, Pages 519-529

  Martin, A N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; PLASTICITY; ROCKS; STRAIN;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 0034589360     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/63171-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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