Effect of pore pressure gradient on fracture initiation in fluid saturated porous media: Rock

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1753-1762

  Ito, Takatoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluid permeation; Hydraulic fracturing; Point stress method; Rock; Stress measurement

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ROCKS; THERMAL STRESS;

BOREHOLE PRESSURIZATION; FLUID PERMEATION; POINT STRESS METHOD;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

BOREHOLES; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ROCKS; THERMAL STRESS;

EID: 38549144787     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.028     Document Type: Article

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