Design of multiple transverse fracture horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 724-737

  Song, Bo ^a   Economides, Michael J ^b   Ehlig Economides, Christine ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FRACTURE; GAS ADSORPTION; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROVEN RESERVES; SHALE GAS;

LABORATORY ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE FRACTURE; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; PRESSURE INTERFERENCES; PRODUCTION BEHAVIORS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUMES; WELL ARCHITECTURES;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 79959448069     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/140555-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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