The relationship between fracture complexity, reservoir properties, and fracture treatment design

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 2215-2239

  Cipolla, C L ^a   Warpinski, N R ^a   Mayerhofer, M J ^a   Lolon, E P ^a   Vincent, M C ^b  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Carbo Ceramics   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROPPANTS; SEISMOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURE TREATMENT DESIGN; GEOLOGIC HETEROGENEITY; HIGH VISCOSITY FLUIDS; MICROSEISMIC FRACTURE MAPPING; MODERATE PERMEABILITY; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY;

FRACTURE;

EID: 58949098930     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/115769-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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