A New Tree-Type Fracturing Method for Stimulating Coal Seam Gas Reservoirs

Hydraulic fracturing is used widely to stimulate coalbed methane production in coal mines. However, some factors associated with conventional hydraulic fracturing, such as the simple morphology of the fractures it generates and inhomogeneous stress relief, limit its scope of application in coal mine...

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Main Authors: Qian Li, Yiyu Lu, Zhaolong Ge, Zhe Zhou, Jingwei Zheng, Songqiang Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/9/1388