Experiments and numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing in naturally fractured rock

American Rock Mechanics Association - 40th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, ALASKA ROCKS 2005: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  de Pater, C J ^a   Beugelsdijk, L J L ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WINTERSHALL HOLDING GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALS; NUMERICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURED ROCK; INJECTED FLUIDS; NATURAL FRACTURE; PROPPANT;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85053479983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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