Evaluating the impact of waterfrac technologies on gas recovery efficiency: Case studies using elliptical flow production data analysis

SPE Annual Technical Conference Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 2211-2229

  Ilk, D ^a,b   Rushing, J A ^a   Sullivan, R B ^a,c   Blasingame, T A ^a,b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University

^c ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE STIMULATION TREATMENTS; HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURED WELLS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DATA REDUCTION; OIL WELLS; SAND; WELL SPACING;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 40349089133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/110187-ms     Document Type: Article

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