Fractured water-injection wells: A Pressure falloff test for determining fracture dimensions

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1985-September, Issue , 1985, Pages

  Koning, E J L ^a   Niko, H ^a  

^a Koninklijke/Shell E and P Laboratorium ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; WELLS;

ELLIPTICAL COORDINATES; FRACTURE DIMENSIONS; MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES; NUMERICAL INVERSION; PRESSURE FALLOFF; PRESSURE TRANSIENT; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; WATER INJECTION WELLS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84927620574     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/14458-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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