Evaluation of ultra-light-weight proppants for shale fracturing

A Practical Use of Shale Petrophysics for Stimulation Design Optimization: All Shale Plays Are Not Clones of the Barnett Shale

R.D.. D. Rickman, Mike Mullen, Erik Petre et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2008 · 1.2K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Well Stimulation +23

The Effect of Vertical Fractures on Well Productivity

William J. McGuire, V.J. Sikora · Journal of Petroleum Technology · 1960 · 256 citations · Full text

Productivity, Hydrogeology, Hydraulic Fracturing +14

Determining Realistic Fracture Conductivity and Understanding Its Impact on Well Performance—Theory and Field Examples

Terrence Palisch, Robert Duenckel, Lucas Bazan et al. · SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference · 2007 · 176 citations

Realistic Fracture Conductivity, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +23

The Geomechanics Of A Shale Play: What Makes A Shale Prospective!

Larry K. Britt, Jerry Schoeffler · SPE Eastern Regional Meeting · 2009 · 159 citations

Rock Testing, Engineering, Shale Plays +17

Critical Evaluations of Additives Used in Shale Slickwater Fracs

Phillip B. Kaufman, Glenn Penny, Javad Paktinat · 2008 · 89 citations

Additive Packages, Engineering, Shale Reservoirs +19