Fracture half-length |
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Fracture width at well site |
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Average fracture width |
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Net pressure at the wellbore |
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where
t | injection time |
q | injection rate |
Q(t) | cumulative inecetion over time t |
h_f | fracture height |
E' =\frac{E}{1-\nu^2} | plain stress |
E | Young modulus |
\nu | Poisson ratio |
\mu | fluid viscosity |
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Well / Well-Reservoir Contact (WRC) / Hydraulic fracture / Hydraulic Fracture @model
Reference
Perkins, Kern and Nordgren