Cyclic steam stimulation below a known hydraulically induced shale Fracture

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2001, CIPC 2001

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Smith, R J ^a   Bacon, R M ^a   Boone, T J ^a   Kry, P R ^a  

^a Imperial Oil Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GASOLINE; GEOMECHANICS; INFILL DRILLING; MICROSEISMIC MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS;

CYCLIC STEAM STIMULATIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE PRESSURES; HYDRAULICALLY INDUCED FRACTURES; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; THERMAL RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

SHALE;

EID: 85085408606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2001-045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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