Optimization of multiple-fractured horizontal tight gas well

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Formation Damage Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 476-500

  Bagherian, B ^a   Sarmadivaleh, M ^b   Ghalambor, A ^a   Nabipour, A ^b   Rasouli, V ^b   Mahmoudi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC PERMEABILITY; CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION; DOLLAR VALUE; DRAINAGE AREA; ECONOMICAL EVALUATION; FRACTURE SPACING; GAS PRICE; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS WELL; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL SECTION; HORIZONTAL STRESS; INTEREST RATES; K-VALUES; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION PARAMETER; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; OPTIMUM NUMBER; OPTIMUM VALUE; PRODUCTION DATA; PRODUCTION RATES;

ECONOMICS; FRACTURE; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 77954227465     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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