Constraining the Spatial Distribution of Fracture Networks in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Fracture Mechanics and Core Measurements

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 279-290

  Olson, Jon E ^a   Qiu, Yuan ^a   Holder, Jon ^a   Rijken, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE NETWORKS; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS;

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142266516     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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