Natural fractures in unconventional reservoir rocks: Identification, characterization, and its impact to engineering design

45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Han, Gang ^a  

^a HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASED HOLE; ENGINEERING DESIGN; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURED ROCK; GAS SHALES; IN-SITU; MUD LOSS; MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES; NATURAL FRACTURE; OIL AND GAS; OPEN HOLES; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR ROCK; TEST DATA; WELL DESIGN; WELL PLANNING; WELLBORE STABILITY;

BOREHOLES; DESIGN; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OIL SHALE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE; SHALE OIL; WELL STIMULATION;

ROCKS;

EID: 82555183503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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