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E' C H p 2.5
P * Linear Elastic Region
H2 2
where P* is the pressure decline parameter from pressure
1.5 Unloading Cycle
decline analysis, and is related to the rate of pressure decline.
This clearly shows that modulus is a very important, maybe 1
critical, parameter to all phases of fracture behavior!
As shown, net pressure is directly related to fracture height 0.5
Loading Cycle
and nearly so to modulus. Also, note the limited role of vis- 0
cosity, pump rate, and fracture length on net pressure. E is al- 0 0.00005 0.0001 0.00015 0.0002 0.00025 0.0003
Axial Strain, in/in
so a dominant parameter in determining fracture width. Final-
ly, modulus affects the pressure decline behavior, and thus, Soft Rock
the analysis of pressure decline data for the critical parameter, 0.7
loss coefficient, C. Similarly, equation 2 shows PNet behav- Linear Elastic Region Ductile Region
0.6
Effective Stress, Kip/in^2