Quantifying the Fracture Mechanics Properties of Rock for Fractured Reservoir Characterization

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

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 421-432

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC WAVES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CRUSTAL ROCKS; WELLBORES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1642581511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/78207-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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