Estimates of fracture density and uncertainties from well data

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 590-603

  Barthélémy, Jean François ^a   Guiton, Martin L E ^a   Daniel, Jean Marc ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Cylindrical well; Density probability law; Fracture networks; Partial intersection; Scanline

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CYLINDRICAL WELL; DENSITY PROBABILITY LAW; FRACTURE DENSITY; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE SIZE; FRACTURE UNCERTAINTIES; PARTIAL INTERSECTION; PROBABILITY LAW; SCANLINE;

FRACTURE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 60849088560     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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