Fracture-mechanics analysis of the breakdown process in minifracture or leakoff test

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-199

  Detournay, Emmanuel ^a,b   Carbonell, Roberto ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^d U of Zulia   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; OIL WELL TESTING; PRESSURIZATION; WELL PRESSURE;

BREAKDOWN PRESSURE; LEAKOFF TEST;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; WELL FRACTURING;

EID: 0031202477     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28076-PA     Document Type: Article

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