A novel approach to modeling and forecasting frac hits in shale gas wells

75th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2013 Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2013: Changing Frontiers

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1245-1261

  Lawal, Hamed ^a   Jackson, Greg ^a   Abolo, Nnamdi ^a   Flores, Cecilia ^b  

^a Weatherford ^*  (United States)

^b PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; FRACTURE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SHALE; SHALE GAS; STRESSES; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DRIVE MECHANISM; FRACTURE NETWORK; HIGH PERMEABILITY; INCREASE PRODUCTIONS; MODELING AND FORECASTING; MODELING PROCEDURE; MODELING TECHNIQUE;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 84930453537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/164898-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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