Comprehensive design formulae for hydraulic fracturing

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 1980-September, Issue , 1980, Pages

  Cleary, Michael P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PRODUCT DESIGN;

BOREHOLE PRESSURE; COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNS; CONVENTIONAL MODELS; FLUID INJECTIONS; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; REALISTIC SIMULATION; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; STIMULATION TREATMENTS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85057240339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/9259-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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