Selection of a fracture proppant in a tight gas field, bauxite vs. sand, wamsutter area, Wyoming

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Unconventional Gas Recovery Symposium, UGR 1982

Volumn , Issue , 1982, Pages 1-3

  Seccombe, James C ^a   Anderson, Gary E ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENGINEERS; GASOLINE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SAND; TIGHT GAS;

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC MODELING; FRACTURE LENGTH; FRACTURE STIMULATION; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; TIGHT FORMATION GAS; WELL PERFORMANCE;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85059034834     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/10827-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Steanson, R. E., Elbel, J. L., and Wendorff, C. L.: "How to Select a Propping Agent For Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments, " Pet. Engr. (July 1979) 82-92.
2. Agarwal, R. G.: "Evaluation and Prediction of Performance of Low Permeability Gas Wells Stimulated By Massive Hydraulic Fracturing, " paper SPE 6838 presented at SPE 52nd Annual Fall Meeting, Denver, Oct. 9-12, 1977.
3. Holditch, S. A.: "Criteria for Propping Agent Selection, " prepared by Sovereign Engineering International, Inc. for the Norton Company, Dallas, (Jan. 1979).
4. Cooke, C. E.: "Hydraulic Fracturing with a High-strength Proppant, " paper SPE 6213 presented at SPE 51st Annual Fall Meeting, New Orleans, Oct. 3-6, 1976.
5. Nolte, K. G.: "Fracture Design Considerations Based On Pressure Analysis, " paper SPE 10911 presented at 1982 SPE Cotton Valley Symposium, Tyler, Texas, May 20, 1982.