Effect of leakoff variation on fracturing efficiency for tight shale gas reservoirs

American Rock Mechanics Association - 40th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, ALASKA ROCKS 2005: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Bai, Mao ^a   Green, Sidney ^a   Suarez Rivera, Roberto ^a  

^a TerraTek   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; MINERALS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROPPANTS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TIGHT GAS;

FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE HEIGHT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; INSITU STRESS; PROPPANT CONCENTRATIONS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; SLICK WATER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER SIMULATION;

SHALE GAS;

EID: 85044125130     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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