Optimizing fracture stimulation using treatment-well tiltmeters and integrated fracture modeling

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-229

  Mayerhofer, Michael J ^a   Stutz, H Lloyd ^b   Davis, Eric ^a   Wolhart, Steve L ^a  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COALBED METHANE (CBM) RESERVOIR; FRACTURE STIMULATION; TREATMENT-WELL TILTMETERS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COALBED METHANE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL WELL; OPTIMIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 33745798606     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84490-pa     Document Type: Article

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