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Auto Frac: Improving Consistency and Control in Completions
Available to PurchasePublisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 4–6, 2025
Paper Number: SPE-223511-MS
... to increase production and efficiency are routinely expressed. Automating fracture design execution at the job site is the key to increased efficiency. Automation is an innovative idea in completions but should not be a surprising thought. Automation has already proven to be the key to immediate efficiency...
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Monitoring the Effectiveness of a Bullhead Refrac Using Temporarily Deployed Fiber Optic Cable
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 4–6, 2025
Paper Number: SPE-223536-MS
... Abstract Bullhead refracturing (refrac) treatments in horizontal wells with multiple entry points historically have been particularly challenging to characterize and interpret during the secondary stimulation. Lateral coverage and success are typically measured after the completion...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 4–6, 2025
Paper Number: SPE-223552-MS
... verticals, the industry was not receptive to anything other than horizontal completions. Results, Observations, Conclusions As we have often been reminded, we need to study the past lest we make the same mistake again. In this case we studied the past and discovered that there is a viable slick water...
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New Advancements in Flowback Analysis for Rapid Diagnostics and Integrated Hydraulic Fracture Optimization
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 6–8, 2024
Paper Number: SPE-217759-MS
... link effective stress (from DFIT), fracture area/stimulated volume (from FBA) and long-term pressure-normalized productivity, to extend the application of FBA to a large-scale field development. It allows operators to use extensive horizontal well base to predict and select optimal completion design...
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On Track for Refrac: Targeting Under-Stimulated Stages and Assessing Casing Integrity Defects with High-Resolution Acoustic Imaging
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 6–8, 2024
Paper Number: SPE-217768-MS
... monitoring refracture assessment corrosion high-resolution acoustic imaging information acoustic imaging proppant refracture operation liner spe hydraulic fracturing technology conference completion exhibition integrity targeting under-stimulated stage Introduction and Technology Overview...
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Minimizing Parent-Child Effect in the Anadarko Basin Through Parent Recharges
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 6–8, 2024
Paper Number: SPE-217818-MS
... effective. Some of the main parameters to show in this paper are: distance to parent, the parent's original completion size and the parent's total fluid recovery prior to recharge. Abstract Recharging parents has been used as a technique in the Anadarko Basin to mitigate the parent-child effect since...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Design Considerations for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 6–8, 2024
Paper Number: SPE-217816-MS
... horizons or the leak of the CO2 to surface throughout existing or induced fissures. If the previously listed requirements are satisfied, and assuming that injectivity into the saline water aquifer is not damaged during the drilling and completions steps, the CO2 disposal could be assured at the required...
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Performance Redefined: A Business-Centric Approach to Assessing Hydraulic Fracturing Execution
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 6–8, 2024
Paper Number: SPE-217803-MS
... of the actual performance of a given completions spread. This paper will present examples of traditionally used KPIs, instances where they have gone wrong, and offer an alternative means of consolidating and visualizing data from various commonly available sources. The intent is to better diagnose drivers...
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Nitrogen Foam Fracturing in the Oil Window of the San Juan Basin: A Multi- Disciplined Approach Contributes to Significant Well Results
Available to PurchaseNingning Li, Matt Slowinski, Don Koenig, Brian Weaver, Naomi Valenzuela, Curtis Searle, Adrian Reece, Sabrina Sullivan, Jack Rosenthal
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, January 31–February 2, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-212343-MS
... Figure 3 Gallo Canyon Unit 209H and Lybook A01 2206 #1H microseismic surveys Between 2016 and 2018, wells became longer with an average lateral length over 8,000 ft. Wells were primarily drilled in a NW/SE orientation and were completed using a nitrogen foam fluid or slick- water system...
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A Novel Approach to Gathering Bottomhole Pressure and Temperature
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, January 31–February 2, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-212331-MS
... and qualification of the technology, field deployment, operational considerations and compare results from the measurement compared to surface pressure derived calculations. It will be useful for completions and production engineers along with anyone who is involved in hydraulic fracture diagnostics...
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Tip Screen Out Fracturing Delivering Optimum Performance in Conventional Applications for 40 Years: Case Histories and Lessons Learned
Available to PurchaseMartin Rylance, Hans-Henrik Kogsbøll, Craig Cipolla, Carl T. Montgomery, Michael B. Smith, W. David Norman, Karen E. Olson, C. Mark Pearson
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, January 31–February 2, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-212365-MS
..., with the development of the Frac-Pack technique, delivery of a key sand-control completion method, crucial to GoM, Brazil and Global soft-rock oil production delivery. The paper will describe a range of requirements behind each consideration of deployment of the TSO technique, as well as specific in-situ...
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Parent Well Strategies in the Bakken, Trends and Outcomes
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, January 31–February 2, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-212373-MS
... Abstract Significant attention has been placed on well-to-well interactions since the beginning of infill development in unconventional plays. Asymmetry of hydraulic fractures toward pressure-depleted parent wells has been attributed to poor performance of early in-fill completions ( Xuyang et...
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Production and Hydraulic Fracturing Design Optimization in the Presence of Natural Fractures, Clair Field
Available to PurchaseAnastasia Bird, Alberto Casero, Laryssa Ligocki, Claudia Parada-Machado, James Hoad, Varahanaresh Sesetty
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, January 31–February 2, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-212356-MS
... in environment of reservoir and geological uncertainties. Standardization is always a necessary step in mass production to efficiently deliver reliable solutions. In the case of the Clair wells, the lower completion standardization needs to address Hydraulic Fracturing as primary stimulation option rather...
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Optimizing Longitudinal Fracture Design for Horizontal Well Completions in Laminated Sandstone Reservoirs
Available to PurchaseJunjing Zhang, Nola Zwarich, Robert Burton, Paul Carman, Eric Davis, Manabu Nozaki, Brian Buck, Adam Lewis, Brett Wendt
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 1–3, 2022
Paper Number: SPE-209158-MS
... is encountered across all pay intervals. Rock Strength Characterization Rock strength characterization is critical for shallow reservoir development to identify geo-hazards and optimize drilling and completion designs. For example, rock mechanical behavior impacts wellbore stability, formation sanding...
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Observation Lateral Project: Direct Measurement of Far-Field Drainage
Available to PurchaseCraig Cipolla, Jennifer Wolters, Michael McKimmy, Carlos Miranda, Stephanie Hari-Roy, Aicha Kechemir, Nupur Gupta
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, February 1–3, 2022
Paper Number: SPE-209164-MS
... Figure 5 Completion Effectiveness: Cluster Efficiency and Uniformity Index Comparing the H5 fiber data for 7, 14, 18, and 22 clusters per stage showed an average UI of 0.84, 0.85, 0.72, and 0.55 respectively. The low UI of 0.55 for the 22 cluster stages was partly due to diverter trials...
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Evaluating Infill Well Performance and Fracture Driven Interactions Using Intervention Based Distributed Fiber Optics
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, May 4–6, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-204184-MS
... stimulation. Many different completion design strategies, both on surface and downhole, are used to obtain the best fracture network outcome; however, with complex geological features, different fracture designs, and fracture driven interactions (FDIs) effecting nearby wells, it is difficult to grasp a full...
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Joint Pressure and Production Analysis to Understand Inter- and Intra-Zone Well Interference: A Midland Basin Case Study
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, May 4–6, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-204179-MS
... Abstract This paper demonstrates how to use pressure data from offset wells to assess fracture growth and evolution through each stage by quantifying the impacts of nearby parent well depletion, completion design, and formation. Production data is analyzed to understand the correlation between...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Diagnostics Utilizing Near and Far-Field Distributed Acoustic Sensing DAS Data Correspondences
Available to PurchaseYinghui Wu, Robert Hull, Andrew Tucker, Craig Rice, Peter Richter, Ben Wygal, Mahmoud Farhadiroushan, Kirk Trujillo, Craig Woerpel
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, May 4–6, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-204205-MS
... of individual clusters and stages during the completion in the near-field wellbore environment. Ideally, a second fiber or multiple fibers can be deployed in offset well(s) to monitor and characterize fracture geometries recorded by fracture-driven interactions or frac-hits in the far-field. Fracture opening...
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Modeling Wellbore Proppant Transport and Distribution Across a Single Hydraulic Fracturing Stage Under Field Conditions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, May 4–6, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-204196-MS
... Abstract Successfully treating each cluster within a hydraulic fracturing stage is a key objective for "plug-n-perf" well completions. Most operating companies would agree that the main underlying desire for a successful completion is related to future production capability. In unconventional...
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A Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Well Spacing and Treatment Design Optimization in the Midland Basin Using Lateral Pore Pressure Estimation and Depletion Modeling
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Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, May 4–6, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-204195-MS
..., resulting in asymmetric fracture growth toward the depleted regions. In turn, this can have a negative impact on production capacity. For the initial part of this study, an infill child well was drilled and completed adjacent to a parent well that had been producing for two years. Due to drilling...
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