Hydraulic fracture propagation research in layered rocks based on 3D FEM modeling and laboratory experiments
Fei Wang, Wei Liu, Jingen Deng, Kaikai Xu, Chaowei Xing, Ke Yan
Topics & Concepts
Classification of discontinuitiesHydraulic fracturingGeologyBedFinite element methodGeotechnical engineeringSmoothed-particle hydrodynamicsFracture (geology)Materials scienceHydraulic conductivityDiscrete element methodComposite materialMechanicsStructural engineeringEngineeringPhysicsSoil scienceQuantum mechanicsMathematical analysisMathematicsAnisotropySoil waterHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well EngineeringRock Mechanics and Modeling