vertical fracture

collocation in English

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vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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fracture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræk.tʃər/us
/ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
a break or crack in something hard, especially ...
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(Definition ofverticalandfracturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To obtain the far field pressure induced by the horizontal wellbore, we replace the wellbore by an equivalentverticalfracture.
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We have represented it by the flow around averticalfracture, having the same length with an additional skin distributed along its length.
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The productivity of a horizontal wellbore is compared with the productivity of averticalfracture, having the same length and infinite hydraulic conductivity.
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It preserves much of the body of the bone, which is short and deep, but is broken along averticalfracturebehind the toothrow.
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Preferably these fractures should be longitudinal vertical fractures created from horizontal wells and conducting electricity from the heel to the toe of each heating well.
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If it is protected by a strong caprock, or if it contains vertical fractures, it may retain its steep profile as it retreats.
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Both caves have large, triangular-shaped entrances, and were formed along vertical fractures.
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The field consists of limestone horizon with vertical fractures that run northeastsouthwest.
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It was named so in 1958 because vertical fractures, which make up parts of the mountain, look like they are composed of giant blocks.
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The slow cooling of magma either as a sill or as a thick lava flow sometimes creates systematic vertical fractures within the resulting layer of trap rock.
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