Implementation of fracture calibration equations for pressure dependent leakoff

SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meetings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 233-252

  Meyer, Bruce R ^a   Jacot, R H ^a  

^a Meyer and Associates Inc ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY;

FRACTURE CALIBRATION; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE PRESSURE; LEAK-OFF PRESSURE;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 1842478580     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/62545-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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