Proppant distribution and flowback in off-balance hydraulic fractures

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Daneshy, Ali ^a  

^a Daneshy Consultants Intl   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; VELOCITY; WELL COMPLETION;

FLUID VELOCITY; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY; PROPPANT; SHEAR FRACTURES;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

FRACTURING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; PROPPANT;

EID: 15544365497     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/89889-PA     Document Type: Article

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