Numerical Simulation of Artificial Fracture Propagation in Shale Gas Reservoirs Based on FPS-Cohesive Finite Element Method

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2019/9402392/figures/9402392.fig.004a.svgz" name="9402392.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Single natural fracture</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2019/9402392/figures/9402392.fig.004b.svgz" name="9402392.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Two intersected natural fractures</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2019/9402392/figures/9402392.fig.004c.svgz" name="9402392.fig.004c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Multi-intersected or discrete natural fractures</td></tr></table>

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Figure 4: Numerical Simulation of Artificial Fracture Propagation in Shale Gas Reservoirs Based on FPS-Cohesive Finite Element Method 