Fracture width and embedment testing in soft reservoir sandstone

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-29

  Lacy, L L ^a,b,c,d   Rickards, A R ^a,b,e   Bilden, D M ^a,b,f  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

^b BJ Serv Res and Technology Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^f Northwest Missouri State U   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HARDNESS TESTING; SANDSTONE;

EMBEDMENT TESTING; FRACTURE WIDTH;

CORE ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE WIDTH; RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE;

EID: 0032029686     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/36421-PA     Document Type: Article

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