affiliation not provided to SSRN
Fracturing experiments, High tri-axial stress, Complex fracture, Fracture toughness
Hydraulic fracturing, Vertical propagation, 3D discrete lattice method, Sensitivity analysis, Bedding plane
confining pressure, Tensile strength, Triaxial, Acoustic emission, Deep shale
filled natural fracture, fracture interaction, fracture propagation, semi-circular bend (SCB), shale