Design and evaluation of hydraulic fracture stimulation of gas and coalbed methane reservoirs under complex geology and stress conditions

2005 International Petroleum Technology Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1355-1362

  Valencia, K L ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Rahman, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDRAULICS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COALBED METHANE (CBM) RESERVOIRS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE TREATMENT; POROELASTICTY; STRESS CONDITIONS;

METHANE;

EID: 33745261288     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/iptc-10795-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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