Natural fracture quantification for optimized completion decisions

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 443-453

  Olsen, T N ^a   Bratton, T R ^a   Donald, A ^a   Koepsell, R ^a   Bustos, O ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURING FLUIDS; INFORMATION USE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS FIELDS;

FRACTURE LEAKOFF; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; MICRO SEISMIC EVALUATION; WELLBORES;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 40449137382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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