... Abstract Clay swelling and dispersion in tight sandstones can have an influence on the formation's mechanical properties and productivity. Hydraulic fracturing is a typical stimulation technique used to increase the production of sandstone formations that are too compact. The interaction...

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... Abstract High viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) are widely used as friction-reducing agents and proppant carriers during hydraulic fracturing. The reuse of produced water has gained popularity due to environmental and economic benefits. Currently, the field’s most commonly used friction...

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... Abstract With increasing complexity and capital cost of developing unconventional reservoirs, it has become common practice for operators to undertake hydraulic fracture optimization prior to initiating field pumping operations. However, one of the biggest challenges that has plagued...

... can potentially lead to permeability enhancement due to shale matrix shrinkage. At the same time, the pressure depletion increases the effective stress causing shale permeability and hydraulic fracture conductivity impairments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the gas...

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... Abstract In thinly bedded sandstone reservoirs, hydraulic fractures are required in horizontal wells to connect isolated pay intervals and to improve the volumetric sweep efficiency during waterflooding. This study presents a new, more robust way to evaluate gel damage and cyclic stress...

... Abstract A workflow for data analysis and model development for accurate prediction of the gas production from a Marcellus shale horizontal well with multiple hydraulic fracture stages was developed and implemented. The available data from a Marcellus shale horizontal well were collected...

... Abstract Horizontal drilling and multistage hydraulic fracturing applied in shale formations over the past decade. Economic productivity was achieved by generating a large fracture surface area. The cluster spacing was considered up to 700 ft in Barnett and Bakken shale formations. At this time...

... of the produced water. The reservoir models consist of three hydraulically fractured horizontal wells within the Middle Bakken Shale, and it incorporates the naturally fractured state of the Bakken through a discrete fracture network (DFN). Various reservoir parameters were altered within the envelope...

... the potential for recovery. For source rocks, hydraulic fracturing can substantially enhance productivity. But effectiveness of this process depends on many parameters including, number of hydraulic fracture stages, space between stages and hydraulic fracture geometries. In tight carbonate formations...

... shadowing. The methodology is useful for stand-alone, single well applications; however, increased value is gained with multiple well and multiple pad assessments. Using readily available hydraulic fracturing treatment data, completion and reservoir engineers and geoscience teams obtain meaningful results...

... Due to the complexity of the shale structure, serious difficulties are still facing the industry to comprehend the relation between the shale formations and the induced hydraulic fracture. These challenges increase with the heavy presence of natural fractures. The lamination of shale rocks...

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... micro porosity and low permeability. Due to layering, vertical permeability is almost zero, which leads to the need of multistage hydraulic fracturing to maximize frac coverage for field development. One of the methods to evaluate the height of the fracture is by adding different radioactive...