Principles Of Hydraulic Fracturing
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 18
- File Size:
- 758 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1974
Abstract
A study of the mechanics of hydraulic fracturing shows the fracture initiation pressure to be a function of the in-situ principal stresses, the formation and fluid properties, and how the wellbore has been completed. The orientation of the hydraulic fracture is perpendicular to the least in-situ principal stress. The geometry of the induced fracture depends on the treatment fluid properties, the injection rate and volume, fluid leak-off and formation properties.
Citation
APA: (1974) Principles Of Hydraulic Fracturing
MLA: Principles Of Hydraulic Fracturing. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1974.