Experiments on pulse power fracturing

Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Regional Meeting 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 374-389

  Mao, Ronghai ^a   De Pater, Hans ^b   Leon, Jean Francois ^a   Fram, Joe ^c   Storslett, Stein ^c   Ewy, Russ ^c   Stefani, Joe ^c  

^a Alstom ^*  (Italy)

^b Fenix Consulting Delft   (Netherlands)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement; Diatomite; Electric sparker; Fracturing; Pulse power

Indexed keywords

DIATOMITE; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; DYNAMIC REGIMES; ELECTRIC SPARKER; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE LENGTH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MODEL TESTS; MULTIPLE FRACTURE; MULTIPLE FRACTURING; POWER LEVELS; PRESSURE PULSE; PULSE POWER; ROCK TYPES; SIMULATION CODE; SPECIFIC LOCATION; TIGH TRESERVOIRS; WATER-FILLED BOREHOLE; WELLBORE;

BOREHOLES; CEMENTS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; FRACTURE; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 84861588301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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