Hydraulic fracturing design and optimization: A modification to zipper frac

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-16

  Rafiee, M ^a   Soliman, M Y ^a   Pirayesh, E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT AREAS; FAR FIELD; FLUID PRODUCTION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURING DESIGN; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; INDUCED STRESS; NEW DESIGN; NORMAL STRESS; RESERVOIR VOLUME; STRESS CONTRAST;

FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBONS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; ROCK MECHANICS; WELL SPACING;

DESIGN;

EID: 84873855603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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