Micro/minifrac test procedures and interpretation for in situ stress determination

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 515-521

  De Bree, P ^a   Walters, J V ^a  

^a Koninklijke:Shell Exploratie en Produktie Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS--PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY--ENGINEERING; PRESSURE EFFECTS--MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCK--TESTING; STRESSES;

FRACTURE GEOMETRY PREDICTION; IN SITU TOTAL STRESS; ROCK FORMATIONS; WELL STIMULATION APPLICATIONS; WELLBORE STABILITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MICRO/MINIFRAC TEST; STRESS DETERMINATION;

EID: 0024939568     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(89)91429-0     Document Type: Article

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