A technical and economic study of completion techniques in five emerging US gas shales: A woodford shale example

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-49

  Agrawal, A ^c   Wei, Y ^a   Holditch, S A ^b  

^a CandC Reservoirs   (United States)

^b Division of Pharmacology University of Texas Southwestern   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CIRCUITS; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLOWCHARTING; GASES; GRAPHIC METHODS; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESOURCE VALUATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHALE GAS;

CONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS; ECONOMIC MODELING; EXPLORATION DRILLING; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OPTIMAL COMPLETION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

DRILLING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860738481     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/135396-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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