DFIT

Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test. A subsurface well test in which pressure is monitored as a small volume of fluid is injected into a reservoir to develop a hydraulic fracture. Monitoring continues to produce a pressure versus time plot that is analyzed to determine reservoir properties, formation pressure, and stress regime.

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Word of the Week – Cement Bond Log

Word of the Week – Cement Bond Log

Cement Bond Log A geophysical well log that is obtained using a sonic-type tool on a wireline. The result helps to confirm the integrity of the hardened cement that was injected to form a...

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Word of the Week – Chlorite

Word of the Week – Chlorite

Chlorite A micaceous mineral that is commonly green-colored, composed of iron and/or magnesium, and forms due to hydrothermal alteration of amphiboles, pyroxenes, and feldspars.

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