Implications of fracturing pressure data recorded during a horizontal completion on stage spacing design

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 794-807

  Roussel, Nicolas P ^a   Manchanda, Ripudaman ^b   Sharma, Mukul M ^b  

^a ConocoPhillips ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE GAS;

ENGINEERING PROCESS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURING PRESSURE; HORIZONTAL COMPLETIONS; MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84861584393     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/152631-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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