First successful tight gas reservoir completion and fracture stimulation in Sarah formation, Rub Al-Khali Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia

Deep Gas Conference and Exhibition 2010, DGAS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 173-198

  Bu Khamseen, Raid ^a   Khakimov, Ayrat ^a   Sierra, Leopoldo ^b   Young, Dustin ^b   Machala, Mark ^b  

^a LUKOIL Saudi Arabia ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION WELLS; FRACTURE STIMULATION; GAS DISCOVERIES; GAS EXPLORATION; HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE; NEW STRATEGY; OPEN HOLES; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; SAUDI ARABIA; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS;

ALUMINUM; FRACTURE; GASES; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; WELL STIMULATION; WELLS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EID: 77954291929     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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