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A Review of Hydraulic Fracture Models and Development of an Improved Pseudo-3D Model for Stimulating Tight Oil/Gas Sand

M. M. Rahman The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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M. K. Rahman Baker RDS, Perth, Australia
Pages 1416-1436 | Received 28 Aug 2008, Accepted 24 Dec 2008, Published online: 07 Jun 2010

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