Results from an on-going DOE sponsored program related to hydraulic fracture response modeling are presented. Finite element model formulations and the solution methodology associated with a pseudo-three-dimensional hydraulic fracture model coupling fracture fluid flow and leak-off on both horizontal and vertical cross-sections with the elastic response in vertical cross-sections are described. In addition, fracture geometry evaluations and selected comparisons with available results are revealed.
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