Stress field in the vicinity of a natural fault activated by the propagation of an induced hydraulic fracture

Proceedings of the 1st Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium - Rock Mechanics Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1617-1624

  Thiercelin, M ^a   Makkhyu, E ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER MOSCOW RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STRESSES;

FAULT FRICTION; FAULT ORIENTATIONS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; STRESS FIELD;

FRACTURE;

EID: 56149096152     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/noe0415444019-c203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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