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Prediction of fracture orientation from oriented cores and aerial photos, West Poison Spider field, Casper, Wyoming

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7365846
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A request for a qualified prediction of the compass direction that induced hydraulic fractures would assume in a Wyoming oilfield led to a joint research effort between the Morgantown Energy Research Center and a cooperating oil company. An oriented core of the producing sand was obtained and evaluation measurements of directional rock properties and aerial photos were made. This report describes the methods used, the data obtained, and the interpretations used in completing this study. Results indicate the direction of induced hydraulic fracturing might be reliably found within +-15 degrees of the azimuth bearing N60W.

Research Organization:
Energy Research and Development Administration, Morgantown, W.Va. (USA). Morgantown Energy Research Center
OSTI ID:
7365846
Report Number(s):
MERC/RI-76/1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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