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Width Evolution of the Hydraulic Fractures in Different Reservoir Rocks

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful and constructive comments. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41572310, 41227901) and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. XDB10030301, XDB10030304). The authors also would like to particularly thank Dr. Songbo Yu (Tongji University, China) and Dr. Guanghui Tian (Tongji University, China) for their consistent support, patience and guidance throughout the experiment procedure.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Shale Gas and Geoengineering, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    Chong Lin, Jianming He & Xiao Li

  2. Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    Chong Lin, Jianming He & Xiao Li

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Chong Lin, Jianming He & Xiao Li

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Lin, C., He, J. & Li, X. Width Evolution of the Hydraulic Fractures in Different Reservoir Rocks. Rock Mech Rock Eng 51, 1621–1627 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1391-z

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