Computing estimated values of optimal fracture half length in the tight gas sand advisor program

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 405-417

  Wei, Y N ^a   Holditch, S A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; TIGHT GAS;

ADVISORY SYSTEMS; FORMATION PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE DESIGN; FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; FRACTURE TREATMENT DESIGN; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; TIGHT GAS SANDS; UNIFIED FRACTURE DESIGNS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70449563199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/119374-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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