Essentials of Hydraulic Fracturing : Vertical and Horizontal Wellbores

Written by three preeminent petroleum engineers, Essentials of Hydraulic Fracturing focuses on consolidating the fundamental basics of fracturing technology with the new advances in extended horizontal wellbores and fracturing applications. It provides the essentials required to understand fracturing behavior, and offers advice on how to apply that knowledge to fracturing treatment design and application. Essentials of Hydraulic Fracturing is a long-awaited text for petroleum engineering students, industry-wide hydraulic fracturing training courses or seminars, and practicing fracturing treatment engineers.