Methods for enhancing far-field complexity in fracturing operations

SPE Production and Operations

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-303

  East Jr , Loyd ^a   Soliman, M Y ^a,b   Augustine, Jody ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COILED TUBING; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROPPANTS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SHIMS;

DECISION MAKING TOOL; FRACTURE STIMULATION; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; MICROSEISMIC FRACTURE MAPPING; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; TREATMENT PARAMETERS; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES;

FRACTURE;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE NETWORK; HARD ROCK; OIL INDUSTRY; PERMEABILITY; REAL TIME; RESERVOIR ROCK; ROCK MECHANICS; SLURRY;

EID: 80051738431     PISSN: 19301855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/133380-PA     Document Type: Article

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