Estimatina fracture reorientation due to fluid injection/production

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 137-149

  Zhai, Zongyu ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID INJECTION; FRACTURE REORIENTATION; IN-SITU STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; INJECTION WELLS;

MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 34250824839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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