Best practices for candidate selection, design and evaluation of hydraulic fracture treatments

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 323-335

  Martin, A N ^a   Economides, Michael J ^b  

^a BJ Services   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DESIGN; FRACTURE; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS;

CANDIDATE SELECTION; COMPLETION METHODS; DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HIGH PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MATERIALS SELECTION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 78149387170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/135669-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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