Effect of Brittle Mineral Size on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Shale Gas Reservoir

Figure 10

Relationship between hydraulic fracturing time and pumping pressure for different brittle mineral particle size (a) 2.36 mm. (b) 0.425 mm. (c) 0.15 mm. (d) 0.075 mm.

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