Stress and rock property profiling for unconventional reservoir stimulation

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 9-26

  Barree, R D ^a   Gilbert, J V ^a   Conway, M W ^b  

^a Barree and Associates LLC   (United States)

^b Stim Lab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; COAL DEPOSITS; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TIGHT GAS;

CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; IN-SITU STRESS PROFILES; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

ROCKS;

EID: 70449602885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/118703-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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