Discrimination of Natural Fractures from Drilling-Induced Wellbore Failures in Wellbore Image Data - Implications for Reservoir Permeability

Proceedings of the SPE International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition of Mexico

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 191-198

  Barton, Colleen A ^a  

^a GeoMechanics International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DATA REDUCTION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOTHERMAL LOGGING; HEAT FLUX; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; WELL DRILLING;

GEOMECHANICS; WELLBORES;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1142265361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/58993-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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