Unlocking the shale mystery: How lateral measurements and well placement impact completions and resultant production

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Tight Gas Completions Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 333-347

  Baihly, J D ^a   Malpani, R ^a   Edwards, C ^b   Han, S Y ^a   Kok, J C L ^a   Tollefsen, E M ^a   Wheeler, C W ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Anadarko ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DIRECT COSTS; DRILLING AND COMPLETION; FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLANS; FORMATION EVALUATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LATERAL MEASUREMENTS; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS; PRODUCTION LOGGING; PRODUCTION MONITORING; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; SINGLE CURVES; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; WELL PLACEMENT; WELLBORE;

COST ACCOUNTING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; FRACTURE; GAMMA RAYS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MONITORING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SHALE; WELL DRILLING; WELL LOGGING; WELL PERFORATION;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 79952784266     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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