An overview of horizontal-well completions in the Haynesville shale

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 22-35

  Thompson, J W ^a   Fan, L ^a   Grant, D ^a   Martin, R B ^a   Kanneganti, K T ^a   Lindsay, G J ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; FORECASTING; OIL WELLS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; SHALE; WELL COMPLETION; WELL STIMULATION;

DOMINANT FACTOR; HAYNESVILLE SHALES; LATERAL LENGTH; PETROPHYSICS; PRODUCTION MECHANISMS; SELF-ORGANIZING-MAPS; SLICKWATER; STEEP LEARNING CURVE; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; WELL PERFORMANCE;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 79958850185     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/136875-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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