Increasing effective fracture gradients by managing wellbore temperatures

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1011-1024

  Gonzalez, Manuel Eduardo ^a   Bloys, James Benjamin ^a   Lofton, John E ^a   Pepin, Gregory Paul ^a   Schmidt, Joseph H ^b   Naquin, Carey John ^c   Ellis, Scot Thomas ^c   Laursen, Patrick E ^c  

^a Chevron Texaco Explor Prod TC   (United States)

^b Frac Dogs

^c Landmark Graphics Corporation

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS; WELL DRILLING;

BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURE (BHT); EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ECD); LEAK-OFF TEST (LOT); THERMAL SIMULATION;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 33646970261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/87217-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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