Fracture Initiation and Morphology of Tight Sandstone by Liquid Nitrogen Fracturing

Chunyang Hong1, Ruiyue Yang1, Zhongwei Huang1, Xiaozhou Qin1, Haitao Wen1, Richao Cong1, Wei Liu1, Jianxiang Chen1
1State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China

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