Faulting and fracturing in shale and self-sourced reservoirs: Introduction

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2161-2164

  Ferrill, David A ^a   Morris, Alan P ^a   Hennings, Peter H ^b   Haddad, David E ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Subsurface Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; FAULTS , FRACTURES; GEOMECHANICAL CONTROLS; INSITU STRESS; MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY; PRESSURE DEPLETION; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS; WELL BORE;

FRACTURE;

CONDUCTIVITY; DEFORMATION; FAULTING; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON; IN SITU STRESS; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 84919330559     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/intro073014     Document Type: Article

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