True-triaxial experiments show that weak interlayers, not elasticity, dominantly control hydraulic fracture height in middle-deep Sichuan shales. #openaccess at https://h7.cl/1nvLx
#NaturalGas #Hydraulicfracturing #ShaleGas #Geomechanics #deepresources #basin

A nonlinear multiple-strain–based constitutive model was established to clarify the dominant factors for permeability evolution at different times and under different stress states. #openaccess at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854025000579 #naturalgas #coalbedmethane #geoenergy #Deepresources