Hydraulic fracturing with heated fluids brings success in high-pour-point waxy-oil reservoir in India

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-106

  Shaoul, Josef ^a   Spitzer, Winston ^a   Ross, Michael ^b   Wheaton, Stuart ^b,c   Mayland, Paul ^b,d   Singh, Arvinder Paul ^b  

^a PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Cairn Energy   (India)

^c TULLOW OIL PLC   (Ireland)

^d Vermilion Energy BV

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; WELL STIMULATION;

ECONOMIC PRODUCTION; HEATED FLUIDS; HIGH PERMEABILITY FORMATION; LOW PERMEABILITY; OIL RESERVOIRS; PERMEABILITY FORMATIONS; POUR POINTS; PRODUCTION PIPELINES; PRODUCTION TUBING; RAJASTHAN;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; PERMEABILITY; PIPELINE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 62649131260     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/107338-PA     Document Type: Article

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