..., such as wellbore and near-wellbore pressure drops, pressure-dependent leakoff, fracture height recession, the closing of secondary transverse fractures, and fracture tip-extension (Nolte, 1991; Barree et al., 2007; Jung et al., 2016). The typical pressure decline behaviors are summarized in Figure 2...

..., there is a need for an optimal solution for transverse fractures combined with improved oil recovery (IOR)/EOR approaches. In this work, we introduce the multistage enhanced recovery (MS-ER) techniques that enable face-to-face alignment for optimal enhanced hydrocarbon recovery/IOR/EOR in horizontal wells...

... complementing those discussed in SPE 191444 are presented. They include optimization of well-hydraulic fractures positioning in multilayer environment and a quantitative discussion of co-linear versus transverse fracture designs and of the benefits of gas lift optimization. The aim is to illustrate the need...

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... azimuth. Since the induced fractures always propagate in the direction of maximum in-situ stress ( σ max ) direction, drilling wells towards the minimum stress ( σ min ) will generate transverse fractures. This scenario allows multiple independent fractures as there is no overlap between fractures. When...

... the initial productivity of the transverse fractured wells was expected to be almost 2.5 times more than the longitudinally fractured well, it only produced about 40% more. In addition, the EUR of the longitudinally fractured well is almost the same as the transversely fractured well. Based on the generated...

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...Analytical solution In the present study we consider a horizontal well with multiple transverse fractures in a rectangular drainage area with no-flow boundaries producing under Pseudo-Steady state conditions ( Fig. 1 ). We assume that inflow to the horizontal section itself is negligible...

... width. It shows that opening of inclined and transverse fractures requires shear sliding between the formation and cemented casing. Strong cement bond or external casing attachments near the perforated interval hinder this shear sliding and hamper free opening of the fracture. If the initiated fracture...

... fractures would transition from single planar fractures to non-planar transverse fractures for fields in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. The foundation of this work was over 40 fracturing laboratory tests to measure fracture propagation geometries for a range of well deviations, differential horizontal...

... Abstract To achieve multiple transverse fractures in a horizontal well, ball-actuated stimulation-sleeve completions were developed as an operationally faster alternative to plug-and-perforate completions. However, ball-actuated stimulation sleeves have reached a physical limit for the maximum...

... Abstract Hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells is crucial for economic production of natural gas from unconventional reservoirs. For transverse fractures, existing approaches for making decisions on fracture spacing and length are based on sensitivity analysis using reservoir and/or fracture...

... the orthogonal plane to less than 5° and 10° are defined as s 5 ° and s J0 ° respectively ( Fig. 1 ). Abstract The opening of a propped transverse fracture in horizontal wells causes a reorientation of stresses in its neighborhood, which in turn affects the direction of propagation of subsequent fractures...

... Abstract Horizontal wells provide the opportunity to initiate multiple transverse fractures and dramatically increase the connection between the wellbore and the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir. This has allowed the economic development of low permeability reservoirs that cannot be pursued...

... technologies to optimize multiple transverse vertical hydraulic fractures intercepting horizontal wellbores. This study formulates a procedure for optimizing multiple transverse fracture treatments (size, spacing and number of fracture stages/clusters) that maximize Net Present Value (NPV) and Discounted...

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... configuration are done for both oil and gas wells. There are physical and economic limits and criteria. For example, for gas wells in reservoirs above 0.5 md, there is an unacceptable reduction in the performance of each transverse fracture because of enhanced turbulence effects. There are also economic...

... into the Lodgepole formation. The horizontal well orientation is selected to promote transverse fractures. This paper provides details about the fracture treatment designs and subsequent integration of the fracture geometry and conductivity descriptions into the reservoir model. Various fracture treatment designs...

... calculations and we have determined the dimensionless PI as the means to evaluate the attractiveness of multiple transverse fractures intersecting a horizontal well. In previous publications we have presented the Unified Fracture Design and how its adaptation by several companies and researchers led to major...

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