Dimensions and degree of containment of waterflood-induced fractures from pressure-transient analysis

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 377-387

  van den Hoek, Paul J ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER;

INJECTION-FALLOFF (IFO) TEST ANALYSIS; PRESSURE-TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WATER-INJECTION WELLS; WATERFLOOD-INDUCED FRACTURES;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; WATERFLOODING; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 27544438220     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84289-PA     Document Type: Article

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