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Title: Alternative electronic logging technique locates fractures in Austin chalk horizontal well

Journal Article · · Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)
OSTI ID:7263257
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  1. Oryx Energy Co., Houston, TX (USA)
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This article describes the search for a technique to locate fractures in a horizontal well. The author focuses on the utilization of a formation microscanner (FMS). The FMS is described and the results and problems associated with its utilization are presented.

OSTI ID:
7263257
Journal Information:
Oil and Gas Journal; (USA), Vol. 87:45; ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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