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Copyright © 2013 Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc. Symposium paper SPE 167073 was first presented at the SPE Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition–Asia Pacific held in Brisbane, Australia, 11–13 November 2013.

SPE 167073-MS presents a case study of hydraulic fracturing of three wells in the Cooper Basin of Australia and Queensland. Scott et al. collected data, which include the review of basin structure and offset wells, stress regime, hydraulic fracture treatments, causes of high tortuosity, treatment strategies, and fracture diagnostics. This study also includes results from the prefracture formation evaluation using core analysis, diagnostic injection tests on most intervals, surface tiltmeters to measure fracture azimuth and orientation, tracers to infer fracture height, and chemical tracers to estimate flowback contributions from each stage. A summary of drilling results and analysis of fracture treatment data is presented in detail through use of a 3D hydraulic fracture model, which is compared with results obtained using surface tiltmeters and tracers. The authors of the study conclude the following:

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