Fracturing design aimed at enhancing fracture complexity

72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010: A New Spring for Geoscience. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1234-1254

  Soliman, M Y ^a   Augustine, Jody ^b  

^a Loyd East ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; ENGINEERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SHALE; WELLS;

ANISOTROPY EFFECT; CONTACT AREAS; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; FRACTURE COMPLEXITY; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURING DESIGN; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GEOMECHANICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; INSITU STRESS; NATURAL FRACTURE; PROPPANTS; SHALE FORMATION; STRESS ANISOTROPY; STRESS FRACTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78249270749     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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