Horizontal wellbore placement can significantly impact hydraulic fracturing stimulation results

SPE - Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2007

Volumn 2007, Issue , 2007, Pages 43-58

  McDaniel, Billy W ^a   Surjaatmadja, Jim B ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS;

LATERAL WELLBORES; RESERVOIR PRESSURE; ROCK PERMEABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 34247098065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/105185-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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