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Generation of large postinjection-induced seismic events by backflow from dead-end faults and fractures by McClure, Mark W.

“…Induced seismicity is common during hydraulic stimulation in fractured crystalline rock. Fluid injection pressurizes preexisting fractures, triggering slip and…”
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Thermal breakthrough calculations to optimize design of a multiple-stage Enhanced Geothermal System by Li, Tianyu, Shiozawa, Sogo, McClure, Mark W.

“…•Sensitivity analysis/optimization for EGS with horizontal wells and multiple stages.•Multiple stages dramatically increases electricity…”
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An investigation of stimulation mechanisms in Enhanced Geothermal Systems by McClure, Mark W., Horne, Roland N.

“…We review ten historical Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) projects and find that typically, during injection: (1) flow from the wellbore is from preexisting…”
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Fluid pressure drops during stimulation of segmented faults in deep geothermal reservoirs by Piris, Guillem, Griera, Albert, Gomez-Rivas, Enrique, Herms, Ignasi, McClure, Mark W., Norbeck, Jack H.

“…Hydraulic stimulation treatments required to produce deep geothermal reservoirs present the risk of generating induced seismicity. Understanding the processes…”
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Field observations at the Fenton Hill enhanced geothermal system test site support mixed-mechanism stimulation by Norbeck, Jack H., McClure, Mark W., Horne, Roland N.

“…•Stimulation in EGS reservoirs typically targets hydroshearing of natural fractures.•We use a geomechanical model to investigate mixed-mechanism…”
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Correlations between formation properties and induced seismicity during high pressure injection into granitic rock by McClure, Mark W., Horne, Roland N.

“…We reviewed published results from six projects where hydraulic stimulation was performed in granitic rock. At each project, fractures in the formation were…”
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An embedded fracture modeling framework for simulation of hydraulic fracturing and shear stimulation by Norbeck, Jack H., McClure, Mark W., Lo, Jonathan W., Horne, Roland N.

“…A numerical modeling framework is described that is able to calculate the coupled processes of fluid flow, geomechanics, and rock failure for application to…”
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Understanding, diagnosing, and modeling the causes of fracture network complexity in unconventional reservoirs by McClure, Mark W

“…The conventional concept of hydraulic fracturing is that a single planar fracture forms at the wellbore and propagates through the formation. In recent years,…”
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Diagnostic fracture-injection tests with complex fracture networks by McClure, Mark W

“…Diagnostic fracture-injection tests (DFIT) are small-volume fracturing tests used to estimate the minimum principal stress and other formation properties…”
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Close Observation of Hydraulic Fracturing at EGS Collab Experiment 1: Fracture Trajectory, Microseismic Interpretations, and the Role of Natural Fractures by Fu, Pengcheng, Schoenball, Martin, Ajo‐Franklin, Jonathan B., Chai, Chengping, Maceira, Monica, Morris, Joseph P., Wu, Hui, Knox, Hunter, Schwering, Paul C., White, Mark D., Burghardt, Jeffrey A., Strickland, Christopher E., Johnson, Timothy C., Vermeul, Vince R., Sprinkle, Parker, Roberts, Benjamin, Ulrich, Craig, Guglielmi, Yves, Cook, Paul J., Dobson, Patrick F., Wood, Todd, Frash, Luke P., Huang, Lianjie, Ingraham, Mathew D., Pope, Joseph S., Smith, Megan M., Neupane, Ghanashyam, Doe, Thomas W., Roggenthen, William M., Horne, Roland, Singh, Ankush, Zoback, Mark D., Wang, Herb, Condon, Kate, Ghassemi, Ahmad, Chen, Hao, McClure, Mark W., Vandine, George, Blankenship, Douglas, Kneafsey, Timothy J.

“…The final version of the above article was posted prematurely on 16 July 2021, owing to a technical error. The final, corrected version of record will be made…”
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Re-examining interpretations of non-ideal behavior during diagnostic fracture injection tests by Jung, Hojung, Sharma, Mukul M., Cramer, Dave D., Oakes, Sean, McClure, Mark W.

“…Diagnostic fracture injection tests (DFITs) are performed in low permeability formations to estimate the minimum principal stress, formation pressure,…”
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An overview of holistic medicine and complementary and alternative medicine for the prevention and treatment of BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer by McClure, Mark W

“…An accumulating body of scientific evidence supports the notion that a holistic outlook on health and life and complementary and alternative medicine health…”
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Numerical investigation of a novel hypothesis for fracture termination and crossing, with applications to lost circulation mitigation and hydraulic fracturing by Oyedere, Mayowa, Gray, Ken, McClure, Mark W.

“…•Hydraulic fracture crossing requires initiation of incipient cracks ahead of the tip.•Initiation may be slowed by poroelastic responses, especially in low…”
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Commentary on Four New DFIT Papers: (a) In-Situ Measurements from EGS Collab; (b) Comparison of Techniques at the Bedretto Project; (c) Statistical Review of 62 DFITs; and (d) An Article Advocating the Tangent Method by McClure, Mark W

“…This post provides commentary on recent four papers on diagnostic fracture injection testing (DFIT). The first paper uses in-situ deformation measurements to…”
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Discussion of the Paper SPE-187038-MS: Fracture Closure Stress: Reexamining Field and Laboratory Experiments of Fracture Closure Using Modern Interpretation Methodologies by McClure, Mark W

“…In recent years, there has been discussion in the literature regarding methods of estimating the magnitude of the minimum principal stress from subsurface…”
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Description of ResFrac automated history matching and optimization workflow by Kang, Charles A, McClure, Mark W, Reddy, Somasekhar

“…This document describes the functioning of the automated history matching and optimization workflow implemented with the ResFrac hydraulic fracturing and…”
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Bed load proppant transport during slickwater hydraulic fracturing: insights from comparisons between published laboratory data and correlations for sediment and pipeline slurry transport by McClure, Mark W

“…Bed load transport is the movement of particles along the top of a bed through rolling, saltation, and suspension created by turbulent lift above the bed…”
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An overview of holistic medicine and complementary and alternative medicine for the prevention and treatment of BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer: Complementary Medecine in Urology by MCCLURE, Mark W

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