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Proppant Placement Efficiency

Proppant Placement Efficiency is a quantitative metric in hydraulic fracturing engineering that measures the ratio of the volume of proppant effectively positioned within the target fracture zone to the total volume of proppant injected, thereby indicating the effectiveness of proppant transport and deposition in achieving optimal fracture conductivity.

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2017–2026

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Field Implementation of Proppant Slugs to Avoid Premature Screen-Out of Hydraulic Fractures with Adequate Proppant Concentration

M. P. Cleary, D. E. Johnson, H-H. Kogsbøll et al. · Low Permeability Reservoirs Symposium · 1993 · 129 citations

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Stimulation of coal seam permeability by micro-sized graded proppant placement using selective fluid properties

Alireza Keshavarz, Alexander Badalyan, Themis Carageorgos et al. · Fuel · 2014 · 89 citations

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Productivity enhancement by stimulation of natural fractures around a hydraulic fracture using micro-sized proppant placement

Alireza Keshavarz, Alexander Badalyan, Raymond L. Johnson et al. · Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering · 2016 · 85 citations

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A Field Study Optimizing Completion Strategies for Fracture Initiation in Barnett Shale Horizontal Wells

A. A. Ketter, John L. Daniels, J. R. Heinze et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2006 · 72 citations

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Settling and slumping in a Newtonian slurry, and implications for proppant placement during hydraulic fracturing of gas wells

Paul S. Hammond · Chemical Engineering Science · 1995 · 63 citations

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Authors

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  1. MM
    Mukul M. Sharma

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    5 publications · 112 citations

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  2. PB
    Pavel Bedrikovetsky

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    3 publications · 197 citations

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  3. RL
    Raymond L. Johnson

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 223 citations

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  4. RP
    Reinhard Pongratz

    Halliburton (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  5. JR
    J. R. Heinze

    Devon Energy (United States), United States

    3 publications · 167 citations

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Institutions

54

  1. Halliburton (United Kingdom)

    Arbroath, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    374 citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    262 citations

  3. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    613 citations

  4. Devon Energy (United States)

    Oklahoma City, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    500 citations

  5. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. UCL Australia

    Adelaide, Australia

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    177 citations

  8. Universidade Católica de Santos

    Santos, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    83 citations

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Venues

  1. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 10 publications · 313 citations

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  2. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference

    Conference · 4 publications · 113 citations

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  3. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 4 publications · 130 citations

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  4. SPE Production & Operations

    3 publications · 97 citations

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