Fault leakage potential analysis in the cantarell field, mexico, using geomechanics

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 955-964

  Celis, E ^a   Garcia Hernandez J ^b   Morales Ramirez J M ^b   Cabrera Toledo, C ^b   Sheridan, J ^a   Ward, C ^a   Wiprut, D ^a  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

GEOMECHANICS INTERNATIONAL INC. (GMI) (CO); NITROGEN INJECTION; PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS (PEMEX E&P) (CO);

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 33750968497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/102098-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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