Abstract

New laboratory test set-ups and test procedures are described - for testing the formation of hydraulically induced fractures as well as the potential for subsequent fracture closure from the release of a swelling potential. The main purpose with the tests is to provide information on fracturing stresses and whether or not the material in question possesses the potential for fracture closure.

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Keywords:
hock cell, swell potential, inlet, vertical load, reservoir geomechanics, hydraulic fracturing, christensen, actuator, perpendicular, test specimen
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, Reservoir geomechanics
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1998. Society of Petroleum Engineers
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