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Measuring hydraulic fracture apertures: a comparison of methods
Chaojie Cheng
Section 4.8 Geoenergy, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Sina Hale
Institute for Applied
Geosciences (AGW), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20b, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Harald Milsch
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Section 4.8 Geoenergy, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Philipp Blum
Institute for Applied
Geosciences (AGW), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20b, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Short summary
Fluids (like water or gases) within the Earth's crust often flow and interact with rock through fractures. The efficiency with which these fluids may flow through this void space is controlled by the width of the fracture(s). In this study, three different physical methods to measure fracture width were applied and compared and their predictive accuracy was evaluated. As a result, the mobile methods tested may well be applied in the field if a number of limitations and requirements are observed.
Fluids (like water or gases) within the Earth's crust often flow and interact with rock through...
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