Cyclic Injection to Enhance Hydraulic Fracturing Efficiency: Insights from Laboratory Experiments

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Conventional injection</td><td class="align_center">Cyclic injection</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Averaged breakdown pressure (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">43.03</td><td class="align_center">34.90</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Standard deviation of the breakdown pressure (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">3.74</td><td class="align_center">5.23</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Averaged uniaxial compressive strength (MPa) (all 7 specimens)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">160.49</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Averaged Brazilian tensile strength (MPa) (all 7 specimens)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">9.67</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Some average results for the first batch of sandstone.</div>

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Table 2: Cyclic Injection to Enhance Hydraulic Fracturing Efficiency: Insights from Laboratory Experiments 