Horizontal wells In tight gas sands-a method for risk management to maximize success

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-292

  Baihly, Jason ^a   Grant, Dee ^a   Fan, Li ^a   Bodwadkar, Suhas ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b Principal Reservoir Engineer Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; INFILL DRILLING; LITHOLOGY; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROVEN RESERVES; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAND; SANDSTONE; TIGHT GAS; WELL STIMULATION;

DRILLING AND COMPLETION; ECONOMIC RESULTS; HIGH PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION; SUSTAINED SUCCESS; TIGHT GAS SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAS PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; WELL;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 67649785243     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/110067-PA     Document Type: Article

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