Effect of Fracture Conductivity on Effective Fracture Length

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 2289-2301

  Lolon, Elyezer P ^a   McVay, Duane A ^a   Schubarth, Stephen K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Norton Proppants

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRACTURING FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; WELL COMPLETION; WELL PRESSURE; WELL STIMULATION;

GAS RESERVOIRS; NON-DARCY FLOW;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1142301492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84311-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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