Numerical Simulation of the Influence of Natural Fractures on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation

<div>Process of hydraulic fracture propagation under different natural fracture lengths <span class="nowrap"><svg height="9.49473pt" id="M78" style="vertical-align:-0.2063999pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 3.60972 9.49473" width="3.60972pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M238 681C243 705 239 712 230 712C217 712 156 682 75 674L70 648H105C148 648 153 641 144 598L39 110C18 11 35 -12 55 -12C90 -12 166 36 221 103L205 125C174 93 130 65 118 65C112 65 108 68 114 96L238 681Z"></path></g></svg>.</span> (a) Cloud map of the pore water pressure. (b) Acoustic emission signal. (c) Morphology of the hydraulic fracture propagation.</div>

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Figure 9: Numerical Simulation of the Influence of Natural Fractures on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation 