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May
2001 Vol. 222 No. 5
Feature Article
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NATURAL GAS: Igniting New Markets
Part 4:
Tight Formation Stimulation
Optimizing low-permeability gas-field fracturing jobs
Hydraulic fracture mapping, fracture engineering
and geomechanical modeling proven in tight Wilcox Sands in northeastern Mexico have broad application in
associated Burgos basin and South Texas gas fields
Stephen L. Wolhart, GTI;
Sergio Berumen, Pemex Exploration & Production; Craig L. Cippola, Pinnacle Technologies;
Colleen A. Barton, GeoMechanics International; and Paul T. Branagan, Branagan & Associates
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Part 1:
Exploration Methods |
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Part 2: North
America Outlook |
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Part 3: HP/HT
Drilling and Completions |
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Part 5: Sour
Gas Handling |
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Part 6:
Anomalously pressured zones |
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Part 7:
Gathering and Compression |
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Part 8:
Monetizing Stranded Gas |
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