Application of statistical fracture mechanics in hydraulic fracture

2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARM 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1261-1268

  Gorelic, M ^a   Chudnovsky, A ^a   Shlyapobersky, J ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b Bellaire Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; ROCK MECHANICS;

CRACK PATHS; FRACTURE PARAMETER; INHOMOGENEITIES; PHENOMENOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION; RANDOM FIELDS; ROCK FRACTURES; SCALE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL FEATURES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 7044223770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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