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Kolawole, O. and Ispas, I. (2020) Interaction between Hydraulic Fractures and Natural Fractures: Current Status and Prospective Directions. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 10, 1613-1634.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-00778-3

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• TITLE: Study of Injection Rate on Fracture Network Complexity during Hydraulic Fracturing: Experimental Insights from Concrete, Sandstone and Bituminous Coal

  AUTHORS: Tresphord Chishimba, Weiguo Liang, Ngambua Ngambua Rene, Irfan Ahmad Butt

  KEYWORDS: Hydraulic Fracturing, Injection Rate, Fracture Propagation, Fluid Viscosity, Fracture Complexity

  JOURNAL NAME: Engineering, Vol.18 No.5, May 8, 2026

  ABSTRACT: This study examines the influence of injection rate on fracture development during hydraulic fracturing using water as the fracturing fluid. Laboratory experiments were performed on concrete, low-permeability sandstone, and brittle bituminous coal over a broad range of injection rates. The results indicate that both low (