Evaluating the long term benefits of improved fracture treatments

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 4460-4470

  Blackwood, K ^a   Flowers, J ^b   Handren, P ^c   Pope, C ^d   Palisch, T ^e   Chapman, M ^e   Godwin, J ^e  

^a Highmount Energy   (United States)

^b Laredo Energy   (United States)

^c Denbury Resources Inc   (United States)

^d Complete Shale ^*  (United States)

^e Carbo Ceramics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LIME; RECOVERY; TIGHT GAS;

CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION; DECLINE CURVE ANALYSIS; FIELD DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; INCREASE PRODUCTIONS; LONG TERM PRODUCTION; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 84856749787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/147436-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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