Leak-off tests for horizontal stress determination?

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Gjønnes, Morten ^a,d   Cruz, Antonio M G L ^b   Horsrud, Per ^c   Holt, Rune M ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; OIL RESERVOIR; STRESS;

BOREHOLES; LEAKS; OIL RESERVOIRS; STRESS;

EID: 0031659172     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(97)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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