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Copyright © 1987 Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc. Journal paper SPE 16429 was first published in vol. 3 (03) of SPE Form Eval, pgs. 519-533.

SPE 16429 presents a case history of a Travis Peak tight gas well located in East Texas as part of the Gas Research Institute’s (GRI’s) first staged field experiment (SFE) during 1986 through 1987. SFE No. 1 provided a comprehensive and valuable data set that can be used to calibrate both 3D hydraulic fracture design models and 3D reservoir simulation models. Holditch et al. first discuss criteria of wellsite selection and provide an overview of regional geology, depositional environment, and petrographic description, and then summarize in detail the design and execution of drilling and completion operations. They go on to summarize the prefracture formation evaluation, which includes log analysis, well tests, and minifrac tests. SPE 16429 also contains detailed discussion of the fracture treatment design and execution and of the data collected before, during, and after the fracture treatment. Finally, the authors discuss how they evaluated treatment effectiveness using gamma ray and temperature log pressure-buildup tests, production performance data, and numerical reservoir simulations. Conclusions, regarding the Travis Peak Formation and hydraulic fracturing, in general, include

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