A new fracture gradient prediction technique that shows good results in Gulf of Mexico abnormal pressure

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1984-September, Issue , 1984, Pages

  Brennan, R M ^a   Annis, M R ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; FORECASTING; GASOLINE;

ABNORMAL PRESSURE; DRILLING OPERATION; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FRACTURE GRADIENT; HORIZONTAL STRESS; PREDICTION TECHNIQUES; PRESSURED FORMATIONS; VERTICAL STRESS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84888887027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/13210-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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