... Abstract Induced fracture complexity maximization, in addition to the primary hydraulic fracture, to improve the recovery efficiency or productivity of gas or liquids in unconventional reservoirs has been accepted and fully implemented by the industry. As a result, stimulation fluids...

... Abstract A numerical modeling study was performed to investigate fluid recovery following hydraulic stimulation in low matrix permeability formations. A simulator was used, CFRAC, that implicitly couples fluid flow with the stresses induced by fracture deformation in two-dimensional discrete...

... include eliminating the necessity for composite plug removal after the conclusion of all zonal stimulations, and a far larger than traditional ID through which high-rate flowback and production can be accommodated. An integral aspect of this technology is the use of disintegrating fracturing balls...

... are ~5,000 feet long, and stimulated with twelve stages. Analyses of microseismic events from the first two wells to understand fracture containment, led to drilling the fourth as a transverse across the target zone. A production log was also run in the same well to identify zones in the Haynesville...

...-sensitive permeability, and existence of multi-scale natural fracture and fault systems. This complexity makes the prediction of the geometry and conductivity of the hydraulic fracture resulting from the stimulation process rather challenging. On the other hand, reservoir fluid complexity is demonstrated...

.... The details of the geomechanics model are described in Appendix A . Choosing orientation of virtual frac: Abstract Microseismic measurements provide qualitative information about where a fracture stimulation goes. However, there is also quantitative information, which has largely been neglected. We...

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... Abstract We utilize several lines of evidence to argue that slow slip on pre-existing fractures and faults is an important deformation mechanism contributing to the effectiveness of slick-water hydraulic fracturing for stimulating production in extremely low permeability shale gas reservoirs...

... Abstract Completion programs for hydraulic fracture stimulations are planned to optimize the spacing of wells and perforation clusters such that the largest volume of the reservoir can be accessed through the promotion of a discrete fracture network in the reservoir. Such treatments also seek...

... in North-Central Pennsylvania within the same county. The last well is located in West Virginia. Summaries of the drilling process, completion designs, stimulation results and the completion diagnostics utilized will be presented in this paper to illustrate the evolution of the program. Figure 1 shows...

... the desired production from each interval perforated. Place intervals closer together to increase stimulated reservoir volume. Isolate each zone to help ensure accurate placement of fluid and proppant. Optimize treatment volumes and pump rates. Eliminate/manage the effects of fluid loss...

... reservoir characterization upstream oil & gas log analysis lateral trajectory dip data stimulation complexity facies packer hydraulic fracturing natural fracture image data tollefsen fracture cross section drilling spe 143828 niobrara perpendicular resistivity wellbore deformation...

... Abstract Optimizing the methodology for stimulating a shale play in early development is always a goal of the operators involved. With the Haynesville shale reservoir now well into its development, with several wells having produced 12 months or more of public production, play-wide trends can...

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... Abstract Traditional shale formations are presently being produced via horizontal well completions. These horizontal wells consist of numerous selectively stimulated stages containing as many as 20 stages spread out across 2000 ft to 9000 ft interval. The well completions have been stimulated...

...Conclusions Design of Experiments, a Lean Six Sigma tool, has been effectively used to optimize hydraulic fracture stimulation designs for the geologically complex Mesaverde formation in the Piceance Basin where traditional fracture stimulation modeling techniques had had limited success...

... Frac" design was to incorporate 600,000 total pounds of sand in a well completion versus a typical volume of more than 4 million pounds in laterals of equivalent length. In an attempt to achieve the same stimulated reservoir volume, an additional volume of fluid was substituted for the missing sand...

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... An extensive, on-going investigation into the effectiveness of a micro-emulsion (ME) as a stimulation fluid additive is being conducted. Results from a population of 114 wells and 498 stimulation stages of hydraulic fracture stimulation provide the basis for this report. As part of the basis...