Estimating Fracture Gradient in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater, Shallow, Massive Salt Sections

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 5095-5103

  Barker, J W ^a   Meeks, W R ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); MATRIX ALGEBRA; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SALTS;

NON GRAVITATIONAL STRESSES; VERTICAL STRESS RATIO;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 1142288572     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84552-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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