Precise fracture initiation using dynamic fluid movement allows effective fracture development in deviated wellbores

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue A, 2000, Pages 49-57

  Eberhard, Michael J ^a   Surjaatmadja, Jim ^a   Peterson, Ellis M ^a   Lockman, Russell R ^a   Grundmann, Steven R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FRACTURE; PRESSURIZATION; TUBING;

FRACTURE INITIATION; WELLBORES;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 0034589283     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/62889-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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