Integrated workflows for shale gas and case study results for the Horn River Basin, British Columbia, Canada

Leading Edge

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-569

  Close, D ^a   Perez, M ^b   Goodway, B ^b   Purdue, G ^b  

^a Origin Energy   (United States)

^b Apache Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL WELLS; WELL SPACING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; INTER-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES; RESERVOIR QUALITY; RIVER BASINS; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL PLACEMENT;

SHALE GAS;

GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SHALE GAS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HORN BASIN; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 84871947907     PISSN: 1070485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/tle31050556.1     Document Type: Article

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