How to decide between horizontal transverse, horizontal longitudinal and vertical fractured completion

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 2474-2491

  Economides, M J ^a   Martin, A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BJ SERVICES COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; ECONOMIC CRITERIA; ECONOMIC LIMIT; FIELD DEVELOPMENT; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; GAS WELL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS; LOW PERMEABILITY; OIL AND GAS WELL; PRODUCTION MECHANISMS; PROPPANT PACKS; SHALE GAS; TURBULENCE EFFECT; WELLBORE;

DECISION MAKING; FRACTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SHALE;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 78651107363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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