Review of current fracture stimulation techniques for best economics in multilayer, lower-permeability reservoirs

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 359-377

  McDaniel, B W ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTILAYERS; PACKERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; COILED-TUBING (CT); LOWER-PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI);

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33645130427     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/98025-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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