Overpressures: Causal mechanisms, conventional and hydromechanical approaches

Revue de l'Institut Francais du Petrole

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 667-678

  Grauls, D ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Fault transfer; Hydrofracturing; Mechanical properties; Minimum stress; Overpressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249102139     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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