Identifying bypassed and ineffectively stimulated layers in a well with commingled production from multiple layers: Mesaverde case history

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Unconventional Reservoirs Conference 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 285-297

  Craig, David P ^a   Odegard, Chad E ^b  

^a Reservoir Development Consulting

^b Williams Production RMT Company

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; INFILL DRILLING; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; NITROGEN; SANDSTONE; SEISMOLOGY; SOFTWARE TESTING;

FRACTURE TREATMENT; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; LOW PERMEABILITY; MICROSEISMIC EVENTS; MICROSEISMIC MAPPING; NITROGEN INJECTION; PRESSURE BUILD UP; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 52049100636     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/114777-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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