Economics of fracturing: Some methods, examples, and case studies

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1986, Pages

  Veatch, R W ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE;

CASE-STUDIES; ECONOMIC CRITERIA; FRACTURE TREATMENT DESIGN; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTS; REDUCED COST;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 85088075241     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/15509-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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