Hydraulic fracturing of miocene and oligocene sandstones in the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

Proceedings - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2006: Thriving on Volatility

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 698-710

  Green, D ^a   Seanard, K ^a   Martin, A N ^b  

^a Swift Energy   (United States)

^b BJ Services

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SANDSTONE;

OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 33846142549     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/101121-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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