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A three‐dimensional hydraulic fracturing simulator
Author(s) -
Vandamme L.,
Curran J. H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620280413
Subject(s) - hydraulic fracturing , displacement (psychology) , plane (geometry) , computer simulation , planar , flow (mathematics) , fracture (geology) , mechanics , fluid dynamics , computer science , geology , structural engineering , simulation , engineering , geotechnical engineering , geometry , mathematics , physics , computer graphics (images) , psychology , psychotherapist
The propagation of non‐planar hydraulic fractures is modelled using a three‐dimensional numerical simulator. This paper describes the different components of the model (stress/displacement analysis, fluid‐flow analysis, propagation criterion) with an emphasis on the numerical techniques used. A few examples of out‐of‐plane fracture geometries are provided.