Evaluation of frac and pack completions and future outlook

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Ayoub, J A ^a,c   Barree, R D ^b,d   Chu, W C ^b,e,f  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^d Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SANDSTONE;

FRAC AND PACK; GRAVEL PACKING; NEAR WELLBORE DAMAGE; WELLBORE; WELLBORE STORAGE;

OIL WELL COMPLETION;

GRAVEL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PACKING; WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 0034238072     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2118/65063-PA     Document Type: Article

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