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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199967-MS
... Abstract This paper builds on Klenner et al. 2018 , which utilized machine learning to understand well-to-well communication ("Frac hits") or fracture-driven interaction (FDI) during hydraulic fracturing operations. This paper introduces an infrastructure that enahances the process for real...
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Christopher R. Clarkson, Jesse Williams-Kovacs, Zhenzihao Zhang, Bin Yuan, Amin Ghanizadeh, Hamidreza Hamdi, Arshad Islam
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199968-MS
... Ghanizadeh et al. (2016) described a method to estimate unpropped fracture permeability and propped fracture permeability as a function of stress using core plugs. The measurement sequence involves first measuring matrix permeability ( k m ) on intact core plugs under stress (and as a function...
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Qiuguo Li, Oscar Michi, Drazenko Boskovic, Alexey Zhmodik, Majid Faskhoodi, Giselle Ferrer, Venkateshwaran Ramanathan, Taofeek Ogunyemi, Raouf Ameuri
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199978-MS
... parts of the Montney. In most parts of the Montney reservoirs, porosity is about 3 to 12 percent and permeability is in the order of 100 nano darcy. Such low porosity and permeability of the Montney makes hydraulic fracturing stimulation necessary in order to produce from the reservoir economically...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199986-MS
... and the parents are better 72% of the time when normalized for prop volume and lateral length. Hydraulic Fracture Model for Parent Wells The second step includes history matching the hydraulic fracture treatment for the existing production wells (parent wells). To build the 3D geo-model...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199987-MS
... Abstract Reducing fracture/well spacing and increasing hydraulic fracture stimulation treatment size are popular strategies for increasing hydrocarbon recovery from multi-fractured horizontal wells (MFHWs). However, these strategies can also increase the chance of fracture interference, which...
Proceedings Papers
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199969-MS
... rock volume and divert the fracture energy away from the depleted zones. This study investigates pre-loading and re-fracking of parent wells as potential Pressure Sink Mitigation (PSM) techniques to minimize fracture asymmetry in child wells. The impact of these techniques on possible production uplift...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199988-MS
... Abstract Analytical rate transient analysis (RTA) techniques are widely adopted for analyzing production data obtained from hydraulically fractured horizontal wells in tight or shale reservoirs. However, for a detailed characterization of the uncertain distributions of those complex...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200004-MS
... reservoir characterization proppant fracturing materials complex reservoir chemical proppant concentration shale gas fracturing fluid isi test result closure pressure stability compressive strength application southwest petroleum university hydraulic fracturing upstream oil...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199994-MS
... Abstract An experimental procedure was developed to incorporate the mechanisms of Gas-Cycling Enhanced Oil Recovery (GCEOR) phase behavior, IFT change, swelling, viscosity reduction and residual-liquid shrinkage in the presence of porous media possessing propped hydraulic fractures and matrix...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199971-MS
...) of the Duvernay Formation to investigate the effects of kerogen maturity and mineralogy on pore morphology and wettability of shales. We investigated the effects of organic-pore connectivity and fractures on wettability of the EOW plugs. By using CT scan images, we divided EOW plugs into highly-fractured (HF...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200021-MS
... As depicted in Fig.3 , the case study entails hydraulic fracturing of 4 stacked Multi-Frac Horizontal Wells (MFHWs), hereafter referred to as A, B, C, and D, targeting the lower Montney in British Columbia. The treatment starts with zipper-frac of A and C wells and is followed by zipper-frac...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200011-MS
...-steering and other considerations penetration through limestone unit along the lateral cannot be avoided. High contrast in mechanical properties of shale and limestone units along with anisotropy in geomechanical properties of the same rock unit makes optimal hydraulic fracturing breakthrough and placement...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200009-MS
... microseismic data analysis combined together can provide a quantitative new method of analytical reservoir modeling that compensates for the drawbacks of each approach if applied on their own. Dynamic Parameters Analysis (DPA) Microseismic data recorded from hydraulic fracturing stimulation are used...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200001-MS
... drilling. energy economics thermal method enhanced recovery shale oil steam-assisted gravity drainage injection pressure us government upstream oil & gas shale play mb formation contact angle core sample fracture application wettability artificial intelligence complex reservoir...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199991-MS
... for characterization of inter-well communication include offset well pressure monitoring during hydraulic fracturing and controlled communication (interference) tests through staggered production. Both types of inter-well communication tests have become common among the operators in tight and shale reservoirs. However...
Proceedings Papers
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199984-MS
... Abstract A new stage-by-stage analytical framework to identify and control high water influx stages in horizontal wells was successfully used in a multi-layer reservoir in Southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. The wells of interest were drilled in the Midale formation and hydraulically fractured...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200014-MS
... Abstract The purpose of this paper is to quantify the importance of lateral heterogeneity of permeability and porosity when modeling horizontal, multi-fractured tight unconventional wells exhibiting layer-wise fluid heterogeneity. Fluid and petrophysical properties are taken from the Eagle Ford...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-200017-MS
... Abstract Cyclic gas injection in hydraulically-fractured wells has been successfully applied as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method in tight unconventional basins such as the Permian and Eagle Ford. However, displacement processes (continuous gas, solvent or water injection) such as those...
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Enric Ibáñez, Ricardo C. Bezerra de Melo, Yixin Wang, Yan Dong, José Alvarellos, M. R. Lakshmikantha, Christie Webb
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199997-MS
... for geomechanical modeling. Third, the wells were modeled with in-house advanced geomechanical fracture simulation and then depleted to obtain current stresses state. Finally, the technical feasibility of refracturing the wells was assessed. The workflow for best candidate selection has been improved considering...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, September 28–October 2, 2020
Paper Number: SPE-199976-MS
... Abstract This paper introduces a 3D hydraulic fracturing propagation model (3D-HFPM) for evaluating fracture extension, geometry, stress response, fracture spacing, and potential for refracturing. The model is illustrated with data of the Horn River shale of Canada. The model is developed...
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