Review Article

Advances in Laboratory-Scale Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments

Figure 9

Photos of hydraulic fractures [119]. (a) Radial random net-fractures at the horizontal stress difference of 1. (b) Partly vertical fracture with random branches at the horizontal stress difference of 2. (c) Dominating fracture with multiple branches at the horizontal stress difference of 10.
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