Understanding gas production mechanism and effectiveness of well stimulation in the Haynesville shale through reservoir simulation

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 352-366

  Fan, L ^a   Thompson, J W ^a   Robinson, J R ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; FRACTURE; GASOLINE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CRITICAL FACTORS; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HAYNESVILLE SHALES; NATURAL FRACTURE; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; STIMULATION TREATMENTS;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 79952946021     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/136696-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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