Integrated characterization of hydraulic fracture treatments in the Barnett Shale: The Stocker geophysical experiment

Interpretation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages T111-T127

  Roy, Baishali ^a   Hart, Bruce ^b   Mironova, Anastasia ^a   Zhou, Changxi ^a   Zimmer, Ulrich ^c  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

4D; Attributes; Microseismic; Reservoir characterization; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919393740     PISSN: 23248858     EISSN: 23248866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/INT-2013-0071.1     Document Type: Article

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