Economic optimization of horizontal well completions in unconventional reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 448-477

  Barree, R D ^a   Cox, S A ^b   Miskimins, J L ^a   Gilbert, J V ^a   Conway, M W ^c  

^a Barree and Associates   (United States)

^b PetroEdge Energy III LLC   (United States)

^c ProTechnics Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; RECOVERY; WELL COMPLETION;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; EFFECTIVE RESERVOIR; PRODUCTION DECLINES; PRODUCTION FORECASTING; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUMES; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 84904431121     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/168612-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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