Characteristics of Fracture Propagation Induced by Supercritical CO₂ in Inter-Salt-Shale Reservoir

Figure 5

The photograph of fractured inter-salt-shale specimens and corresponding diagram of the failure pattern.

(a) The fractured specimens of Nos.1, 2, and 3 with near-horizontal bedding orientation

(b) The fractured specimens of Nos.4 and 5 with near-vertical bedding orientation