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hydraulic fracturing: a standalone construct

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Petroleum engineering

creating fractures in rock by injecting fluid at pressure, with fracture orientation set by the in situ stresses.

In petroleum engineering, hydraulic fracturing refers to creating fractures in rock by injecting fluid at pressure, with fracture orientation set by the in situ stresses. This meaning comes from Hubbert (1957) in Transactions of the AIME.[1]

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References

  1. Hubbert, M. K., & Willis, D. G. (1957). Mechanics Of Hydraulic Fracturing. Transactions of the AIME, 210(01), 153-168. https://doi.org/10.2118/686-g

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