This paper evaluates batch-mix-fracturing (BMF) applications in moderate-permeability reservoirs. Specialized BMF equipment provides a reliable means of creating short, highly conductive fractures. BMF efforts have been improved by effective treatment design and the use of a computer-driven fracture simulator. A case study of fracture treatments in a Wyoming oil reservoir indicates that the BMF technique can provide results superior to conventional methods with continuous-mix equipment.

Keywords:
proppant, hydraulic fracturing, Modeling & Simulation, fracturing materials, fracturing fluid, concentration, fracture simulator, Upstream Oil & Gas, treatment design, Exhibition
Subjects:
Drillstem/well testing, Flow in porous media, Formation Evaluation & Management, Fracturing materials (fluids, proppant), Hydraulic Fracturing, Improved and Enhanced Recovery, Reservoir Fluid Dynamics, Waterflooding
Copyright 1990, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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