Proppant Holdup, Bridging, and Screenout Behavior in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Production Operations Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 535-541

  Barree, R D ^a   Conway, M W ^b  

^a Barree and Associates LLC   (United States)

^b Stim Lab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULICS; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES;

PROPPANT HOLDUP; SLURRY DEHYDRATION;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 1642521011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/67298-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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