Closing the Gap: Fracture Half Length from Design, Buildup, and Production Analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3867-3875

  Barree, R D ^a   Cox, S A ^b   Gilbert, J V ^b   Dobson, M ^b  

^a Barree and Associates   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CROSSLINKING; FRICTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POLYMERS;

FRACTURE TREATMENT; PRESSURE TRANSIENTS; PROPPANT TRANSPORT;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1142288601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84491-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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