Evaluation of rock/fracture interactions during steam injection through vertical hydraulic fractures

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-105

  Kovscek, A R ^a,c,d,e   Johnston, R M ^b,f   Patzek, T W ^c,g,h  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CalResources LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g Shell Western E and P

^h SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STEAM;

DIATOMACEOUS OIL FIELDS; ROCK/FRACTURE INTERACTIONS; STEAM INJECTION;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 0031140814     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/29622-PA     Document Type: Review

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