Hydraulic fracturing treatment is one of the most efficient conventional matrix stimulation
techniques currently utilized in the petroleum industry. However, due to the spatiotemporal …

Hydraulic fracturing is a crucial technology for shale gas exploitation and enhanced
geothermal systems. However, the fundamental mechanisms of hydraulic fracturing, such as …

Hydraulic fracturing is one of the most effective conventional reservoir-stimulation
techniques currently utilized in the petroleum industry. Hydraulic fracture (HF)–Natural …

Hydraulic fracturing is the most effective method to enhance the recovery of unconventional
oil and gas via the formation of complex connected fracture networks. In this study, a pseudo …

Understanding and quantifying the effect of the weak bedding layers on the hydraulic
fracture height growth in shale formations has always been challenging during the hydraulic …

In this paper, a comprehensive model combining analytical and numerical solution has been
developed to study the interaction between a hydraulic fracture (HF) and a natural fracture …

HYDROCK method aims to store thermal energy in the rock mass using hydraulically
propagated fracture planes. The hydraulic fractures can interact with the pre-existing natural …

Fractures in deeply buried or formerly deeply buried rocks commonly contain mineral
deposits having varying degrees of strength. Understanding how cement deposits in …

Hydraulic fracture (HF) unavoidably encounters natural pre-existing discontinuities in
geologic formations, which complicates the propagation and containment behavior across a …

Multistage multicluster hydraulic fracturing is currently the most effective method to stimulate
low‐permeability hydrocarbon reservoirs. The desired result of this stimulation technique is …