The impact of effective fracture area and conductivity on fracture deliverability and stimulation value

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages 2975-2990

  Brannon, Harold D ^a   Starks II, Thomas R ^a  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORY; DELIVERABILITY; ECONOMIC SUCCESS; EFFECTIVE FRACTURES; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURE DESIGNS; FRACTURE MODELING; FRACTURE PERMEABILITIES; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURES; MULTI LAYERS; PRODUCTION INCREASE; PROPPANT; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; PROPPANT PACKS; PROPPANTS; ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PROPPANTS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL PRODUCTIVITIES;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; MONOLAYERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; ROCK MECHANICS; SOLAR RADIATION; WELL STIMULATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 58849100952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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