Closing the gap: Fracture half-length from design, buildup, and production analysis

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 274-285

  Barree, R D ^a   Cox, S A ^b   Gilbert, J V ^b,c   Dobson, M ^b  

^a Barree and Associates LLC   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^c Santos Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; WELL STIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROPPANTS; SEMANTICS; TIGHT GAS;

FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; FRACTURE-TREATMENT EVALUATION; GAS PRODUCTION ANALYSIS; DESIGN ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEIGHT; NON-DARCY FLOW; PHASE SEGREGATIONS; PHASE TRAPPING; PRODUCTION ANALYSIS; PROPPANT PACKS; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; FRACTURE;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 28944436787     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84491-PA     Document Type: Article

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