A numerical procedure for determining proppant schedules for hydraulic fracturing treatments has been devised. This procedure uses previously developed fracture conductivity distribution curves1  to minimize the amount of proppant used in a treatment. Coupling this procedure to a fractured-well simulator and a fracturing treatment economics model allows the optimization of different aspects of a fracturing treatment.

Keywords:
fracture length, gal, concentration increment, conductivity, proppant, upstream oil & gas, concentration, increment, fracturing materials, coefficient
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracturing materials (fluids, proppant)
Copyright 1986, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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