A case study in the bakken formation: Changes to hydraulic fracture stimulation treatments result in improved oil production and reduced treatment costs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Technology Symposium 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 471-479

  Phillips, Z D ^a   Halverson, R J ^b   Strauss, S R ^b   Layman II, J M ^b   Green, T W ^c  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Bass Enterprises ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY; HORIZONTAL WELLBORES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; STIMULATION TECHNIQUES;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 40449087724     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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