Research Article

Discrete Element Analysis for Hydraulic Fracture Propagations in Laminated Reservoirs with Complex Initial Joint Properties

Table 2

Microparameters of injection fluid used in the PFC2D model.

Microscopic input parametersSymbolValue

Initial channel aperture (m)
Infinite channel aperture (m)
Bulk modulus of injection fluid (GPa)
Initial permeability (m2)
Fluid injection rate (m3/s)
Coefficient of kinetic viscosity (Pa·s)