Hydraulic fracture offsetting in naturally fractured reservoirs: Quantifying a long-recognized process

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 313-327

  Jeffrey, R G ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Thiercelin, M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE GROWTH; FRACTURE LENGTH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; INJECTION PRESSURES; MODELING RESULTS; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; NET PRESSURE; OFFSET ANGLE; PROPPANTS; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; TREATMENT COSTS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SOLAR RADIATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70449563200     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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