The application of manufactured proppants in moderately permeable oil reservoirs

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Production Technology Symposium, PT 1983

Volumn , Issue , 1983, Pages

  Norman, M E ^a   Cipolla, C L ^a   Webb, M L ^a  

^a Kappa Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MANUFACTURE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROPPANTS;

CRUSH RESISTANCE; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE DESIGN; LABORATORY TEST; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 85088405301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/12357-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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