ABSTRACT:

Investigations on fracturing (cracking) processes in shale, specifically crack initiation, -propagation, and -coalescence contribute to the understanding of shale behavior. This is important for stability and deformability problems encountered in civil and mining engineering. It is also very important in the context of hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbon extraction.

Keywords:
Reservoir Characterization, Einstein, Upstream Oil & Gas, hydraulic fracturing, specimen, drill bit, mechanical property, flaw, bedding plane, maximum stress
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, Exploration, development, structural geology
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2017. American Rock Mechanics Association
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