Fracturing a high-permeability oil well at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1985-September, Issue , 1985, Pages

  Hannah, R R ^a   Walker, E J ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Sohio Alaska Petroleum Co ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; FRACTURE; GASOLINE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; PROPPANTS; THERMAL LOGGING;

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS; FLUID LOSS; HEIGHT GROWTH; HIGH PERMEABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE; WATER ZONE;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 85033843513     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/14372-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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