Shale developments are being aggressively pursued and developed in North America and are rapidly being tested in other parts of the globe. These mudstone formations, while similar in many ways, possess unique rock and fluid properties. Further variability is introduced by the natural geologic and reservoir heterogeneities present within each specific formation. Multizone hydraulic fracturing and completion designs that address the formation variability at both the macro and micro-scale, can enable improved resource recovery.

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