Fracture stimulation design and evaluation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1985-September, Issue , 1985, Pages

  Warembourg, P A ^a   Klingensmith, E A ^b   Hodges, J E ^a   Erdle, J E ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; OIL WELLS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WELL STIMULATION; WELL TESTING;

CRITICAL VARIABLES; ECONOMIC DECISIONS; FRACTURE STIMULATION; PRESSURE-TRANSIENT TESTING; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; TREATMENT DESIGN; WELL PERFORMANCE;

DESIGN;

EID: 85054506218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/14379-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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