Pump-in/Flowback Tests Reduce the Estimate of Horizontal in-Situ Stress Significantly

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 465-471

  Raaen, A M ^a   Brudy, M ^a,b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b GeoMechanics International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDRAULICS; IN SITU PROCESSING; LEAK DETECTION; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL TESTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUALITY CONTROL; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EXTENDED LEAK-OFF TESTS (XLOT); FLOWBACK TESTS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EID: 1142290765     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/71367-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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