Early-time solution for a radial hydraulic fracture

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 534-540

  Bunger, Andrew P ^a   Detournay, Emmanuel ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Fracture; Hydraulics; Mechanics

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FLUID MECHANICS; FRACTURE; PRESSURE;

FLUID FRONT; MEAN FLUID PRESSURE; PENNY-SHAPED FLUID-DRIVEN FRACTURE;

HYDRAULICS;

ELASTICITY; FLUID MECHANICS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULICS; PRESSURE;

ELASTICITY; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; POWER LAW;

EID: 34247262070     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:5(534)     Document Type: Article

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