A new simple method to estimate fracture pressure gradient

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 153-159

  Rocha, L A ^a,b,c,d   Bourgoyne, A T ^b,e,f  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Petróleo Brasileiro SA

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e Phillips Research Center 224GB

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE PRESSURE GRADIENT; KICKS; LEAKOFF TEST; PSEUDO OVERBURDEN PRESSURE;

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; ESTIMATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030246130     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28710-pa     Document Type: Article

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