RETRACTED: Numerical modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation: Accounting for the effect of stresses on the interaction between hydraulic and parallel natural fractures

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).This article has been retracted at the request of According to EGYJP committee’s decision and after precise investigation ,It is ultimately obvious that the article titled: “Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation: Accounting for the Effect of Stresses on The Interaction Between Hydraulic and Parallel Natural Fractures” by its auther Jaber Taheri Shakib is totally plagiarized from the thesis titled: “Analysis of hydraulic fracture propagation in fractured reservoirs: an improved model for the interaction between induced and natural fractures” by Arash Dahi Taleghani; http://hdl.handle.net/2152/18381; beginning from the abstract passing through chapter 3. Even the conclusion of chapter 3 is copied directly from the thesis: “Analysis of hydraulic fracture propagation in fractured reservoirs: an improved model for the interaction between induced and natural fractures” A matter which leads the committee to take its final decision of retracting the mentioned article from volume no. 22 issue 4 and blacklisting its author Dr. Jaber Taheri Shakib from our journal. Hoping that this decision is taken promptly from your honored side.