Laboratory hydraulic fracturing tests on small homogeneous and laminated blocks

42nd U.S. Rock Mechanics - 2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Athavale, A S ^a,b   Miskimins, J L ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDED INTERFACE; CEMENT BLOCKS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FRACTURE GROWTH; FRACTURE PATH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; QUASISTATIC FRACTURE; SCALING ANALYSIS; SHEAR SLIPPAGE;

CEMENTS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LABORATORIES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 69549106128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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