A Novel Methodology to Derive the Dimensions and Degree of Containment of Waterflood-Induced Fractures from Pressure Transient Analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 2047-2059

  Van den Hoek, P J ^a  

^a Shell Intl Explor/Production BV ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POISSON RATIO; SHRINKAGE; VISCOSITY; WELL FLOODING;

FINITE FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY; INJECTION FALL-OFF (IFO); STORAGE FLOW;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142265139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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