Taking the first steps: Stimulating the Nappamerri Trough resource play

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2012, APOGCE 2012

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1412-1429

  Pitkin, M C ^a   Wadham, T H ^a   McGowen, J M ^b   Thom, W W ^b  

^a Beach Energy   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FRACTURE; GASES; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RESOURCE VALUATION; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS; WELL COMPLETION; WELL EQUIPMENT; WELL LOGGING; WELL STIMULATION;

DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; EXPLORATION DRILLING; FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS; STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUMES; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 84875763229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/160307-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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