100% gelled LPG fracturing process: An alternative to conventional water-based fracturing techniques

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 29-43

  Tudor, Eric H ^a   Nevison, Grant W ^a   Allen, Sean ^a  

^a RET   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE EFFECTS; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; EFFECTIVE FRACTURE; FRACTURE FACE; FRACTURE FLUIDS; FRACTURE LENGTH; FRACTURE PERFORMANCE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FRACTURING PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; IDEAL FLUIDS; IRREDUCIBLE SATURATION; LONG TERM; MATRIX; NEW PROCESS; POST-FRACTURE; PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL; PRESSURE TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT; PROPPANT TRANSPORTS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR MATRIX; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SHORT TERM; TECHNICAL EVALUATION; WATER BASED;

BUTANE; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GAS INDUSTRY; GELATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RECOVERY; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WATER RECYCLING;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77953634695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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