Hole benefits, reservoir types key to profit

O. De Montigny, Jean-Luc Boutaud de la Combe

Oil & gas journal/Oil and gas journal · 1988 · 12 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

This article explains the advantages of drilling horizontal wells. Some of them are: increased length, infinite conductivity, control of the geometry, negligible formation damage, better sand control, and increased productivity. The article discusses these and other advantages as compared to vertical wells.