Methods for enhancing far-field complexity in fracturing operations

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 794-810

  East Jr , Loyd ^a   Soliman, M Y ^a   Augustine, Jody ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNHOLES; FAR-FIELD; FRACTURE COMPLEXITY; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE STIMULATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; LOW PERMEABILITY; NETWORK CREATION; NEW APPROACHES; OIL INDUSTRIES; ON-THE-FLY; PRESSURE ANALYSIS; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; PROPPANTS; RATE ADJUSTMENT; ROCK MATRIX; STRESS ANISOTROPY; TREATMENT PARAMETERS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES; VISCOUS FLUIDS; WELLBORE;

BOREHOLES; COILED TUBING; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STRESSES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78651061779     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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