Optimal fracture spacing and stimulation design for horizontal wells in unconventional gas reservoirs

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 4882-4903

  Bhattacharya, Srimoyee ^a   Nikolaou, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINEERS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATORS; TIGHT GAS; WELL SPACING; WELL STIMULATION;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FRACTURED HORIZONTAL WELLS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMIZATION OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 84856764797     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/147622-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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