Experimental investigations of hydraulic fracture growth complexity in slickwater fracturing treatments

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Tight Gas Completions Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 185-200

  Wang, Y ^a   Miskimins, J L ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; TIGHT GAS; WATER TREATMENT;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; RESERVOIR COMPLEXITY; SLICKWATER FRACTURING; SLICKWATER FRACTURING TREATMENTS; SLICKWATER TREATMENT; STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUMES; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79952792577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/137515-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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