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The contact area between the fracture opening and the rocks is called fracture plane.
All fractures are normally divided into two groups:
| Natural fractures | Induced Hydraulic Fractures |
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which are naturally created, | which are created as a result of anthropogenic invasion, called Hydraulic Fracturing |
The difference between the origin of Natural fractures and Induced Hydraulic Fractures translates to the difference in fracture geometry and its dynamic behaviour.
This is why the two categories of fractures are normally covered by different Subsurface E&P Disciplines.
See Also
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[ Infinite conductivity Natural fracture ] [ Finite conductivity fracture ]
[ Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Well / Well-Reservoir Contact (WRC) / Hydraulic Fracture ]
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[ Infinite conductivity fracture ] [ Finite conductivity fracture ]
[ Fracture conductivity (FC) ][ Dimensionless fracture conductivity (FCD) ]
[ Fracture half-length (Xf) ][ Fracture width (kf) ][ Fracture volume (Vf) ][ Fracture pore volume (Vef) ][ Fracture permeability (kf) ][ Fracture width (wf) ][ Fracture height (hf) ]