Fracture-related diagenesis may impact conductivity

SPE Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-281

  Weaver, Jim ^a   Parker, Mark ^a   van Batenburg, Diederik ^a   Nguyen, Philip ^b  

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

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FRACTURE; MINERALS; POROSITY; PRESSURE;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY; FRACTURED ROCK SURFACES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; POROSITY-FILLING MINERALS; PROPPANT;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 35448980314     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/98236-PA     Document Type: Article

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