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Fracture Azimuth

Fracture Azimuth is the orientation of a fracture plane measured clockwise from true north, representing the directional attribute of subsurface fracture geometry in geomechanical and reservoir engineering analyses.

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Experimental Study of Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Initiated From Horizontal Wells

W. El Rabaa · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 1989 · 216 citations

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Fracture Patterns on Kuh-e Asmari Anticline, Southwest Iran

H. McQuillan · AAPG Bulletin · 1974 · 102 citations

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Modelling and analysis of attenuation anisotropy in multi‐azimuth VSP data from the Clair field

S. Maultzsch, Mark Chapman, Enru Liu et al. · Geophysical Prospecting · 2007 · 97 citations

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Measurement of Subsurface Fractures from Dipmeter Logs

Elkanah A. Babcock · AAPG Bulletin · 1978 · 85 citations

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Parameters Affecting Azimuth and Length of a Secondary Fracture During a Refracture Treatment

E. Siebrits, J. L. Elbel, Emmanuel Detournay et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 1998 · 84 citations

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Authors

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  1. SL
    S. L. Wolhart

    Gas Technology Institute, United States

    4 publications · 117 citations

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  2. MB
    Michael B. Smith

    Newton Scientific Incorporation (United States), United States

    3 publications · 63 citations

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  3. LW
    Lawrence W. Teufel

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, United States

    3 publications · 46 citations

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  4. HB
    Heloise B. Lynn

    Lynn University, United States

    3 publications · 72 citations

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  5. LW
    Leen Weijers

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    3 publications · 74 citations

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Institutions

133

  1. Sandia National Laboratories California

    Livermore, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    144 citations

  2. Sandia National Laboratories

    Albuquerque, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    116 citations

  3. China University of Petroleum, East China

    Qingdao, China

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    355 citations

  4. Halliburton (United Kingdom)

    Arbroath, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    366 citations

  5. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    107 citations

  6. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    225 citations

  7. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    128 citations

  8. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

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  1. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 16 publications · 609 citations

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  2. Geophysics

    11 publications · 474 citations

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  3. Geophysical Prospecting

    4 publications · 212 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 87 citations

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  5. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 3 publications · 50 citations

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