Thermally Induced Fractures: A Field-Proven Analytical Model

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-35

  Detienne, J L ^a   Creusot, Max ^a   Kessler, Nicolas ^a   Sahuquet, Bernard ^a   Bergerot, J L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; OIL RESERVOIR; WATER INJECTION;

ALGORITHMS; FRACTURES; OIL RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031821889     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30777-pa     Document Type: Article

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