An Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Considering Anisotropy and Using Freshwater and Supercritical CO2

The process of hydraulic fracturing makes use of a liquid to fracture reservoir rocks for the exploitation of unconventional resources. Hence, it is vital to understand the processes that produce the fracture networks that occur during hydraulic fracturing. A shale reservoir is one of the largest un...

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Main Authors: Jianming He, Lekan Olatayo Afolagboye, Chong Lin, Xiaole Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/557