A new wireline tool for in-situ stress measurements

SPE Formation Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-25

  Thiercelin, M J ^a   Plumb, R A ^a   Desroches, Jean ^a,b   Bixenman, P W ^c   Jonas, J K ^b,c   Davie, W R ^a,b  

^a SPE

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c Schlumberger Well Services ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNHOLE PUMP; HORIZONTAL STRESS; OPEN HOLE STRESS MEASUREMENT; STRESS MAGNITUDES;

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE GAGES; PRESSURIZATION; PUMPS; STRESSES; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

LOGGING TOOL; STRESS MEASUREMENT; WIRELINE LOGGING;

EID: 0029669354     PISSN: 0885923X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/25906-PA     Document Type: Article

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