Research Article

A Crack Propagation Control Study of Directional Hydraulic Fracturing Based on Hydraulic Slotting and a Nonuniform Pore Pressure Field

Figure 9

Three types of directional hydraulic fracturing (DHF) crack propagation morphology.
(a) The first crack propagation morphology
(b) The second crack propagation morphology
(c) The third crack propagation morphology