Water-fracs provide cost-effective well stimulation alternative in San Joaquin Valley wells

SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meetings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 77-88

  Mathis, Stephen P ^a   Brierley, Gary ^b   Sickles, Kurt ^b   Nelson, Don ^b   Thorness, Rick ^a  

^a BAKER OIL TOOLS

^b Stockdale Oil and Gas ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOCKDALE OIL & GAS (CO); UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES (CO); WATER-FRACTURING TECHNIQUES; WELLBORES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WATER INJECTION;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 4644231656     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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