Identifying fracture geometry in the appalachian basin

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn 1999-October, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Jacot, R Henry ^a   Meyer, Bruce R ^a   Myers, Roger R ^b   Paugh, Len O ^c  

^a Meyer and Assoct   (United States)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

^c Great Lakes Energy Partners LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; LOW PERMEABILITY; PROPER DESIGN; RESERVOIR PRESSURES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 11244287005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/57434-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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