Strategies to minimize frac spacing and stimulate natural fractures in horizontal completions

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 1189-1205

  Roussel, Nicolas P ^a   Sharma, Mukul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HORIZONTAL WELLS; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE GAS; STRESSES; WELL STIMULATION;

DRAINAGE EFFICIENCY; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FRACTURING PRESSURE; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE; MULTI-FRACTURED HORIZONTAL WELLS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; STRESS REORIENTATION;

WELL SPACING;

EID: 84856651226     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/146104-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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