The role of the interbed thickness on the step-over fracture under overburden pressure

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-288

  Quesada, D ^a,b   Picard, D ^c   Putot, C ^a   Leguillon, D ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b INSTITUT JEAN LE ROND D ALEMBERT   (France)

^c DORIS Engineering   (France)

Author keywords

Load parallel compressive fracturing; Multilayer jointing; Quasi brittle initiation mechanisms; Size effects; Tight oil and gas reservoirs

Indexed keywords

MULTILAYERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CONDITION; INTERBED; LOAD-PARALLEL COMPRESSIVE FRACTURING; MULTILAYER JOINTING; OVERBURDEN PRESSURES; PRESSURE BALANCE; QUASI-BRITTLE INITIATION MECHANISMS; SIZES EFFECT; STEP-OVERS; TIGHT OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

BEDLOAD; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; OVERBURDEN; PRESSURE EFFECT; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SIZE EFFECT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 58749102835     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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