Applying science and best practices to increase production and optimize economics in a West Texas gas field - A canyon sand case study

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Eastern Regional/AAPG Eastern Section Joint Meeting 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 224-233

  Blackwood, Kelly ^a,d   Williamson, Kaylene ^a   Palisch, Terry ^b   Chapman, Mark ^b   Vincent, Mike ^c  

^a Highmount Energy   (United States)

^b Carbo Ceramics   (Mexico)

^c Insight Consulting   (Netherlands)

^d ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; GASOLINE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; INCREASE PRODUCTIONS; INCREMENTAL INVESTMENTS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS;

COSTS;

EID: 70349450020     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/117538-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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