Stimulation Results and Completion Implications from the Consortium Multi-well Project in the North Dakota Bakken Shale

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 2763-2775

  Olsen, T N ^c   Gomez, E ^c   McCrady, D ^a   Forrest, G ^c   Perakis, A ^c   Kaufman, P ^b  

^a XTO   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; SEISMOLOGY; SHALE;

FLUID CHEMICALS; FRACTURE INITIATION; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; LEARNING CURVES; MONITORING WELLS; SEISMIC ARRAYS; SERVICE COMPANIES; WILLISTON BASIN;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 77950794012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124686-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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