A quantitative investigation of the fracture pump-in/flowback test

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Plahn, S V ^a   Nolte, K G ^a   Thompson, L G ^a   Miska, S ^b  

^a U of Tulsa ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OIL WELL TESTING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

FRACTURE CLOSURE PRESSURE; PUMP IN FLOWBACK TEST;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; WELLS-PETROLEUM;

EID: 0031080107     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30504-pa     Document Type: Article

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