An Experimental Study to Reduce the Fracture Pressure of High Strength Rocks Using a Novel Thermochemical Fracturing Approach

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Chemical composition</td><td class="align_center">Percentage</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SiO<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">23.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">3.25</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">6.94</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CaO</td><td class="align_center">62.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MgO</td><td class="align_center">1.98</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SO<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">1.73</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Chemical composition of cement used in this study, determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF).</div>

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Table 1: An Experimental Study to Reduce the Fracture Pressure of High Strength Rocks Using a Novel Thermochemical Fracturing Approach 