In situ stress state from inversion of fracturing data from oil wells and borehole image logs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 121-130

  Djurhuus, J ^a   Aadno B S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FAROE ISLANDS   (Faroe Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Borehole image logs; In situ stress state; Oil wells

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); STRESS ANALYSIS;

INVERSION TECHNIQUES;

OIL WELLS;

BOREHOLE; FRACTURING; OIL WELL; STRESS; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

BOREHOLE STABILITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMAGING METHOD; IN SITU STRESS; OIL WELL; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0037934494     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(03)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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