The impact of completion related pressure losses on productivity in shale gas wells

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2012, ADIPEC 2012 - Sustainable Energy Growth: People, Responsibility, and Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 3237-3253

  Jackson, Gregory ^a   Rai, Rakesh ^a  

^a Weatherford International   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SHALE GAS;

DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURE FACE DAMAGES; PERFORATION DAMAGE; PRODUCTION RATES; PRODUCTION WELLS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 84879435621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/162213-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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