A review of design considerations for fracture stimulation of highly deviated wellbores

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 219-229

  McDaniel, B W ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HIGHLY DEVIATED WELLBORES; ROCK HARDNESS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 40449089247     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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