Understanding hydraulic fracture variability through integrating microseismicity and seismic reservoir characterization

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE/EAGE European Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 77-85

  Maxwell, S C ^a   Pope, T ^a   Cipolla, C ^a   Mack, M ^a   Trimbitasu, L ^a   Norton, M ^b   Leonard, J ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Progress Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE VERSUS OFFSET; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; FRACTURE GROWTH; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LOWER STRESS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MICROSEISMICITY; POISSON'S RATIO; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRACKING ALGORITHM; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL PLACEMENT;

EXHIBITIONS; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; POISSON RATIO; RESOURCE VALUATION; SEISMIC WAVES; WELLS;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 84861608850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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