Integrating Short-Term Pressure Buildup Testing and Long-Term Production Data Analysis to Evaluate Hydraulically-Fractured Gas Well Performance

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3737-3745

  Rushing, J A ^a   Blasingame, T A ^b  

^a ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142264339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/84475-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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