Fracture re-initiation as a possible branching mechanism during hydraulic fracturing

44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium - 5th US/Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dali Taleghani, Arash ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING MECHANISM; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FRACTURE PATH; FRACTURE PATTERN; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; INSITU STRESS; NATURAL FRACTURE; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; STRESS SINGULARITIES;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78751549165     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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