Guidelines for the Design of Fracturing Treatments for Naturally Fractured Formations

Proceedings of the European Petroleum Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 273-282

  Van Batenburg, Diederik W ^a   Hellman, Tom J ^b  

^a Halliburton BV ^*  (Netherlands)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FRACTURE FORMATIONS; PROPPANT SLUGS;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS); LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WELL COMPLETION; WELL PRESSURE;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1142303712     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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