Improving Results of Coalbed Methane Development Strategies by Integrating Geomechanics and Hydraulic Fracturing Technologies

SPE Eastern Regional Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-13

  Johnson Jr , Raymond L ^a   Flottman, Thomas ^a   Campagna, David J ^b  

^a Santos Ltd   (Australia)

^b Campagna and Associates

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL QUALITY; INTEGRATING GEOMECHANICS;

GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR STRESS; WELL STIMULATION;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 1842432631     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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