Novel fracture technology proves marginal viking prospect economic, part i: Implementation of fracture treatments

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 571-585

  Rylance, M ^a   Haidar, S ^a   Sykes, G ^b   Pyecroft, J ^c  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CUKL   (United States)

^c HES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DECISION MAKING; GAS INDUSTRY; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROPPANTS; WELL STIMULATION; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; WELL TESTING;

DESIGN APPROACHES; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; FRACTURE STIMULATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS; REAL TIME DECISION-MAKING; SOUTHERN NORTH SEA; STIMULATION RATES;

FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

CRITICAL PRE TREATMENT TESTING AND REASONING; EXPLORATION WELL; FRACTURE TREATMENTS; HIGH NEAR WELLBORE PRESSURE LOSSES; RESIN COATED PROPPANT PRODUCT; SAND SLUGS; SOUTHERN NORTH SEA; STEP DOWN TEST; SURFACE READ OUT GAUGE;

EID: 0029749277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/36472-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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