After-closure analysis to identify naturally fractured reservoirs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-61

  Chipperfield, Simon ^a,b  

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

^b Santos Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

AFTER CLOSURE ANALYSIS; FORMATION DAMAGE; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; STIMULATION TREATMENT;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33644885449     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/90002-pa     Document Type: Article

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