Calibrating Coal Bed Methane Fracture Geometry in the Helper Utah Field Using Treatment Well Tiltmeters

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 995-1004

  Stutz, H L ^a   Victor, D J ^a   Fisher, M K ^b   Griffin, L G ^b   Weijers, L ^b  

^a ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SAND; SHALE;

FIBER OPTIC TEMPERATURE LOGGING; TILTMETERS;

NATURAL GAS FIELDS;

EID: 1142266737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/77443-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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