Multiscale tip asymptotics in hydraulic fracture with leak-off

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 669, Issue , 2011, Pages 260-297

  Garagash, Dmitry I ^a   Detournay, Emmanuel ^b,c   Adachi, Jose I ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

boundary layer structure; magma and lava flow; porous media

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY LAYER STRUCTURE; DISSIPATIVE PROCESS; FRACTURE RESPONSE; LAVA FLOWS; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; STATIONARY PROBLEM; UNIVERSAL SCALING;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

ALGORITHM; BOUNDARY LAYER; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 79952784821     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211201000501X     Document Type: Article

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