Field experiments and main understanding of shale oil hydraulic fracturing

M Zhao - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
To understand the key processes of hydraulic fracturing in shale oil reservoirs, such as
artificial fracture initiation and extension, proppant transportation and settlement, and the …

Effects of elastic anisotropic models on the prediction of horizontal stresses and hydraulic fracture geometry

G Gallardo-Giozza, DN Espinoza… - Geological Society …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
Stress barriers play a key role in the propagation of hydraulic fractures. They are local
maxima in the stress field that constrain vertical fracture propagation. The development of …