Continuous pumping, multistage, hydraulic fracturing in Kitina Field, offshore Congo, West Africa

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 628-647

  Casero, Alberto ^a   Pace, Giamberardino ^a   Malone, Brad ^b   Cantaloube, Francois ^b   Tealdi, Loris ^c   Malonga, Henri ^c   Seale, Rocky ^d  

^a Eni E and P

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c Total E and P Congo

^d Atlas Wireline Services

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; LITHOLOGY; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELL COMPLETION;

CONTINUOUS PUMPING; FRACTURING PRODUCTION; SKID EQUIPMENT;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 44349089253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/112442-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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