Openhole versus cemented completions for horizontal wells with transverse fractures: An analytical comparison

SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 637-648

  Augustine, Jody R ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; FRACTURE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY;

FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE HALF-LENGTH; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; FRACTURE STIMULATION; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; RESERVOIR THICKNESS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 79959697561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/142279-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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