Waterflood and Production-Induced Stress Changes Dramatically Affect Hydraulic Fracture Behavior in Lost Hills Infill Wells

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1793-1805

  Minner, W A ^a   Wright, C A ^a   Stanley, G R ^a   De Pater, C J ^a   Gorham, T L ^b   Eckerfield, L D ^b   Hejl, K A ^b  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Chevron Texaco E P Technology Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE REORIENTATION; INFILL WELLS; POROELASTIC STRESSES;

BOREHOLES; ELASTICITY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELL FLOODING; WELL PRESSURE;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1142303033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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