Equilibrium Test - A Method for Closure Pressure Determination

Proceedings of the SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 194-204

  Weng, X ^a   Pandey, V ^a   Nolte, K G ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; FRICTION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LEAKAGE (FLUID); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OIL WELL PUMPING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TUBING;

FRACTURE CLOSURE PRESSURE; G-FUNCTION METHOD;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1642500215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/78173-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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