1. The Influence of Fluid Properties on Geometric Complexity and Breakdown Pressure of Hydraulic Fracture Open Access Author: Alpern, Jennifer Staci Title: The Influence of Fluid Properties on Geometric Complexity and Breakdown Pressure of Hydraulic Fracture Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: hydraulic fractureunconventionalhydrocarbongeology File: Download Alpern_MSThesis_all.pdf Committee Members: Chris Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor