Abstract
ABSTRACT Calculation of the rate and volume of fluid loss from a hydraulic fracture is important in modeling growth of the fracture. This paper presents a generalized theoretical treatment of fluid loss from a fracture, and avoids the common assumptions of (1) constant pressure drop between the fracture and the reservoir boundary, (2) constant filtration properties, and (3) incompressible filtercake. Separate derivations are made for the laboratory fluid-loss cell, leading to recommendations for the analysis of laboratory data and its translation to the fracture-reservoir system.
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