Development of the Belridge field's diatomite reservoirs with hydraulically fractured horizontal wells: From first attempts to current ultra-tight spacing

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1056-1074

  Allan, Malcolm E ^a   Gold, David K ^a   Reese, Dyke W ^a  

^a AERA ENERGY LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC SILICA; CALIFORNIA; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; HORIZONTAL PRODUCER; HORIZONTAL SECTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; INFILL DRILLING; KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE; MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY; MATRIX; MIOCENE; NATURAL FRACTURE; OIL COLUMN; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE 1; PILOT STUDIES; PRESSURE SUPPORT; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; STRESS REGIME; WATER INJECTORS; WELL BORE;

FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBONS; JET PUMPS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SILICA; WATER INJECTION; WELL DRILLING;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 78651080375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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