Application of propane (LPG) based hydraulic fracturing in The McCully Gas Field, New Brunswick, Canada

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Americas Unconventional Gas Conference 2011, UGC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 403-429

  LeBlanc, Don ^a   Martel, Tom ^b   Graves, Dave ^b   Tudor, Eric ^c   Lestz, Robert ^c  

^a Eastex Petroleum Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b Corridor Resources Inc ^*  (United States)

^c GASFRAC Energy Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS;

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL; FRACTURE FLUIDS; INITIAL FLOW; LOW PERMEABILITY; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS; VERTICAL WELLS; WATER--FRACS; WELL PERFORMANCE;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

EID: 80052396978     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/144093-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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