Semi-analytical well model of horizontal wells with multiple hydraulic fractures

SPE Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-445

  Wan, Jing ^b   Aziz, Khalid ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL PRESSURE;

RESERVOIR SIMULATORS; WELL INDEX; WELLBLOCK PRESSURE;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0036960573     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/81190-PA     Document Type: Article

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