Geofluids
Volume 2020 (2020), Article ID 1265270, 1 page
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1265270

Retraction

Retracted: Experimental Investigation on Hydraulic Fractures in the Layered Shale Formation

Geofluids

Received 10 June 2020; Accepted 10 June 2020; Published 2 September 2020

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Geofluids and the authors have retracted the article titled “Experimental Investigation on Hydraulic Fractures in the Layered Shale Formation” [1].

The authors have identified errors in the acoustic emission data which were highlighted during a repeat of the experiment. As these errors invalidate the conclusions made and cannot be corrected, the article is being retracted at the request of the authors and with the agreement of the editorial board.

References

J. Wang, Y. Guo, K. Zhang, G. Ren, and J. Ni, “Experimental Investigation on Hydraulic Fractures in the Layered Shale Formation,” Geofluids, vol. 2019, Article ID 4621038, 14 pages, 2019.