Testing and design of hydraulic fractures in tight gas formations

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 266-280

  Soliman, M Y ^a   East, Loyd ^a   Ansah, Joe ^a   Wang, Hong ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF DAMAGES; DEPTH OF DAMAGE; DEVASTATING EFFECTS; FLOW AREA; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MULTIPLE FRACTURE; PRESSURE BUILD UP; TIGHT FORMATION; TIGHT GAS FORMATION; WELLBORE; WELLBORE DAMAGE;

BOREHOLES; BORING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION; WELL TESTING;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 70450091999     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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