Delineation of application: Physical and economic optimization of fractured gas wells

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 217-233

  Matteo, Marongiu Porcu ^a   Wang, Xiuli ^b   Economides, Michael J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XGAS Ltd

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX WELL; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; GAS WELL; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; LOW PERMEABILITY; MULTIPLE FRACTURE; OIL RESERVOIRS; OPTIMIZATION SCHEME; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; PROPPANTS; SHALE GAS; STRANDED GAS; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TURBULENCE EFFECT; UPPER LIMITS; VERTICAL WELLS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WORLD ECONOMY;

CAPILLARITY; CEMENTS; FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENCE;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 70449565482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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