Integrating all available data to improve production in the Marcellus Shale

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 586-622

  Ejofodomi, Efe ^a   Baihly, Jason ^a   Malpani, Raj ^a   Altman, Raphael ^a   Huchton, Terry ^b   Welch, David ^b   Zieche, Jerry ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Marquette Exploration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; DATA INTEGRATION; ECONOMICS; FRACTURE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; INFILL DRILLING; OIL WELLS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SEISMOLOGY; SHALE GAS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WELL COMPLETION; WELL DRILLING;

AREA OF INTEREST; COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATIONS; EXPLORATORY WELLS; INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MARCELLUS SHALES; PRODUCTION INCREASE; RESERVOIR MODELING;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 80052407503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/144321-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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