Research Article

A Comparative Study on Fracture Characteristics of the Red Sandstone under Water and Nitrogen Gas Fracturing

Table 5

The numerical and experimental values of rupture time and breakdown pressure (water fracturing).

Specimen numberMethodRupture time (s)Breakdown pressure (MPa)

W1Numerical modeling767.36
Experiment82.47.52
W2Numerical modeling967.14
Experiment102.27.38
W3Numerical modeling1097.04
Experiment119.97.75