Fracture gradient (Zoback and Healy)

Input(s)

μ\mu: Viscosity (cP)(\mathrm{cP})

SvS_{v}: Vertical Stress (psi)

SpS_{p}: Pore Pressure (psi)

Output(s)

Shmin S_{\text {hmin }}: Minimum Horizontal Stress (psi)

Formula(s)

Shmin=((((1+μ2)0.5)+μ)2)(SvPp)+PpS_{h \min }=\left(\left(\left(\left(1+\mu^{2}\right)^{0.5}\right)+\mu\right)^{-2}\right) *\left(S_{v}-P_{p}\right)+P_{p}

Reference(s)

Mark D. Zoback, Reservoir Geomechanics, Cambridge University Press, UK, Page: 281.


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