Hydraulic fracturing process (IMAGE)

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Hydraulic fracturing process

Caption

Hydraulic fracturing shifts the flow regime of unconventional reserves to transient linear flow, necessitating the use of straight line analysis technique for extracting fracture and reserve information. This study presents a comprehensive review of the advances in transient-flow oriented straight-line analysis.

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US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington DC

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