How Instantaneous are instantaneous shut-in pressures?

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1982-September, Issue , 1982, Pages

  McLennan, J D ^a   Roegiers, J C ^a  

^a Dowell Division of Dow Chemical USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; STRESSES;

FRACTURE LENGTH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; IN-SITU STRESS FIELD; LABORATORY TESTING; PRESSURE LEVEL; SHUT-IN PRESSURE; STATIC PRESSURE; STRESS PARAMETER;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85053094290     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/11064-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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