After-closure analysis to determine formation permeability, reservoir pressure, and residual fracture properties

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 551-565

  Soliman, M Y ^a   Craig, D ^b   Bartko, K ^a   Rahim, Z ^c   Adams, D ^b  

^a SPE ^*

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^c SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY; FRACTURE SIMULATION; LINEAR FLOW; RESIDUAL FRACTURE PROPERTIES;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 22244438595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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