Cement technology improves fracture initiation and leads to successful treatments in the eagle ford shale

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Tight Gas Completions Conference 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 168-184

  Stegent, N A ^a   Leotaud, L M ^a   Prospere, W ^a   Veillette, C P ^b  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b Endurance Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CEMENTS; FRACTURE; MESH GENERATION; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; PROPPANTS; SHALE; TIGHT GAS; WELL COMPLETION;

FRACTURE INITIATION; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; HORIZONTAL WELLBORES; INJECTION PRESSURES; PRODUCTION CASINGS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; STIMULATION DESIGN; STIMULATION TREATMENTS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 79952804161     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/137441-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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