Evaluation of the proppant-pack permeability in fiber-assisted hydraulic fracturing treatments for low-permeability formations

SPE Proceedings - Gas Technology Symposium

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 395-399

  Bulova, M N ^a   Cheremisin Jr , A N ^a   Nosova, K E ^a   Lassek, J T ^a   Willberg, D ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; OPTIMIZATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

FRACTURING TREATMENTS; PERMEABILITY; PROPPANT SETTLING RATE;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33745725449     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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