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An Alternative to Hydrofracture
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Second EAGE Workshop on Shales, Apr 2010, cp-158-00044
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-061-6
Abstract
Hydrofracturing is an inprobable process in basins. Instead, dilational, shear-related deformations are predicted under the conditions that can normally be achieved. Such dilational responses explain the observed pressure profiles and the outcrop-based observations.