The results of fracture stimulation treatments implemented with and without propping agents in two reservoirs in England are compared. The effect upon the conductivity of proppant-free fractures of a minor departure of the wellbore axis from a principal stress plane is assessed.

Keywords:
egmanton, proppant, permeability, plane, fracture, fracture stimulation, reservoir, upstream oil & gas, fracture conductivity, principal plane
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Reservoir Characterization, Reservoir Fluid Dynamics, Formation Evaluation & Management, Unconventional and Complex Reservoirs, Non-Traditional Resources, Fracturing materials (fluids, proppant), Exploration, development, structural geology, Faults and fracture characterization
Copyright 1985, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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