Diagnostic techniques to understand hydraulic fracturing: What? why? and how?

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-35

  Cipolla, C L ^a   Wright, C A ^a  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MAPPING; SEISMOLOGY; WELL TESTING;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MAPPING; WELL TESTING;

EID: 0036465910     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/75359-PA     Document Type: Article

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