Volumetric fracture modeling approach (VFMA): Incorporating microseismic data in the simulation of shale gas reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 3184-3192

  Harikesavanallur, Arvind ^a   Deimbacher, Franz ^a   Crick, Martin ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Forster, Peter ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SEISMOLOGY; SHALE GAS; WELL SPACING;

FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; HYDRAULICALLY INDUCED FRACTURES; NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; PERFORMANCE CONSTRAINTS; PRODUCTION FORECASTS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

FRACTURE;

EID: 78651084001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/134683-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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