A direct comparison of hydraulic fracture geometry and well performance between cemented liner and open hole packer completed horizontal wells in a tight gas reservoir

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 431-449

  Reynolds, Murray ^a   Thomson, Susan ^a   Peyman, Faezeh ^a   Hung, Allan ^b   Quirk, David ^b   Chen, Shaoyuan ^b  

^a TAQA NORTH LTD   (Canada)

^b Trican Well Service Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; CLOSE PROXIMITY; CRETACEOUS AGE; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; HORIZONTAL WELLBORES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS; OBSERVATION WELLS; OPEN HOLES; PACKER SYSTEM; PILOT PROJECTS; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS SANDS; VERTICAL WELLS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WIDE SPREADS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; NATURAL GAS; PACKERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SEISMOLOGY;

WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 84861594953     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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