Comparison of fracture geometries utilizing ultralightweight proppants provide evidence that partial monolayers can be created: A case history

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3351-3359

  Chambers, R ^a   Meise, K ^b  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY

^b Parallel Petroleum ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MONOLAYERS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS;

FRACTURE TREATMENTS; PROPPANTS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33644793606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/96818-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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