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PKN fracture model: a standalone construct

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Petroleum engineering

a hydraulic fracture model for long, height-contained fractures in which each vertical section deforms like a plane strain ellipse.

In petroleum engineering, PKN fracture model refers to a hydraulic fracture model for long, height-contained fractures in which each vertical section deforms like a plane strain ellipse. This meaning comes from Perkins (1961) in Journal of Petroleum Technology.[1]

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References

  1. Perkins, T. K., & Kern, L. R. (1961). Widths of Hydraulic Fractures. Journal of Petroleum Technology, 13(09), 937-949. https://doi.org/10.2118/89-pa

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