Modeling hydraulic fracturing induced fracture networks in shale gas reservoirs as a dual porosity system

Society of Petroleum Engineers - International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China 2010, IOGCEC

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 2941-2953

  Du, Changan M ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Zhan, Lang ^a   Gu, Hongren ^a   Hay, Brad ^a   Tushingham, Keith ^a   Ma, Y Zee ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULIC TOOLS; LITHOLOGY; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POROSITY; SEISMOLOGY; SHALE GAS;

COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNS; CONTACT SURFACE AREA; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; LONG HORIZONTAL WELLS; MICROSEISMIC RESPONSE; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; PRODUCTION PREDICTION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTIC;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

EID: 78650616733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/132180-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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