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Geomechanical Modeling of Fracture-Induced Vertical Strain Measured by Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Sensing
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 20–22, 2022
Paper Number: URTEC-3722188-MS
... and characterize fracture geometry. However, the LF-DAS data from vertical monitoring wells (VMWs) have not been studied extensively as a means to infer fracture geometry. The major limitation of VMWs is the number of monitored stages, but the data contain more information about fracture height compared with LF...
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Proppant Transport in Main-Secondary-Tertiary Fracture System in Shale Reservoirs
Available to PurchaseBo Zeng, Yachao Bai, Yi Song, Xingwu Guo, Xiaojin Zhou, Haoyong Huang, Chi Shen, Xiaodong Hu, Fujian Zhou
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 20–22, 2022
Paper Number: URTEC-3722495-MS
... viscosity proppant concentration proppant fracture length primary fracture fracturing materials fracturing fluid fracture height proppant particle proppant transport injection rate fracture tertiary fracture proppant distribution complex fracture hydraulic fracturing upstream oil & gas...
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A New Fracture Parameters Inversion Model Based on the Pressure of Shut-In Under Pressure-Dependent Leak-Off Conditions
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 20–22, 2022
Paper Number: URTEC-3722497-MS
... power-law coefficient fluid efficiency in-situ stress pdl function plot fracture width nonlinear leak-off condition presented coefficient leak-off condition petroleum engineer drilling fluid formulation dimensionless time fracture height minimum in-situ stress leak-off coefficient...
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Quasi-Static Fracture Height Growth in Laminated Reservoirs: Impacts of Stress and Toughness Barriers, Horizontal Well Landing Depth, and Fracturing Fluid Density
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 26–28, 2021
Paper Number: URTEC-2021-5723-MS
... Abstract In this study, we revisit a semi-analytical fracture height growth model and propose a fast-marching procedure to obtain the full height map of a given fracture growing in a multi-layered formation. A full height map offers substantial information about fracture growth, which can help...
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A Case Study of Hydraulic Fracturing in Ordos Shale Under the Combined Use of CO 2 and Gelled Fluid
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 20–22, 2020
Paper Number: URTEC-2020-2457-MS
... Abstract For stimulation treatment of shale reservoirs with thin target zone, extremely low permeability and under-pressure, many problems are encountered such as uncontrollable hydraulic fracture height, small stimulated reservoir volume, low fracture conductivity and slow flowback...
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State of the Art in Characterization of Frac Stage Geometry, Skin and Conductivity Using Pressure Leakoff
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 20–22, 2020
Paper Number: URTEC-2020-1012-MS
... wells. pressure transient analysis drillstem testing reservoir geomechanics hydraulic fracturing pressure transient testing fluid dynamics fracture height upstream oil & gas analytical model match fracture conductivity multistage fracturing urtec 1012 buildup analysis reservoir...
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Estimating the Size and Orientation of Hydraulic Fractures using Microseismic Events
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 20–22, 2020
Paper Number: URTEC-2020-2678-MS
... the uncertainty in the fracture model. The workflow can predict fractures properties such as dip angle, direction, fracture half length, and fracture height. This approach leads to building a realistic fracture model and a well-calibrated reservoir model. We also found that the initial fracture fit over-predicts...
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Validation of Fracture Height and Density from Rapid Time-Lapse DAS VSP for use in Calculating Stimulated Rock Volume: A Case Study from Hereford Field, Colorado
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 20–22, 2020
Paper Number: URTEC-2020-2757-MS
... Abstract Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) inter-stage vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data were acquired during the stimulation of two horizontal shale wells in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin’s Hereford field. These data were analyzed to obtain induced fracture heights and fracture...
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Complex Stress State Evaluation and its Influence in the Hydraulic Fracture Geometry of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Tight Formation in the Western Sichuan Basin of China
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 20–22, 2020
Paper Number: URTEC-2020-2620-MS
.... Bedding planes and natural fractures with low deviations are developed in the sandstones. This tectonically active in-situ stress state and the low angle natural fractures make the hydraulic fracture to propagate either horizontally or vertically but with small fracture height, which are unfavorable...
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Far-Field Proppant Imaging Offsetting Depletion: A STACK Case History
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-1035-MS
.... fracturing materials hydraulic fracturing fracturing fluid fracture dimension dimension field trial electrical conductivity parent well pressure response fracture Artificial Intelligence Upstream Oil & Gas fracture height ecp proppant unconventional resource technology conference proppant...
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An Efficient Method for Modeling Discrete Fracture Networks in Geomechanical Reservoir Simulation
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-1083-MS
... for the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) is calculated. The effect of fracture height and natural fracture orientation on effective permeability tensor of SRV is systematically investigated. We show that the propagating hydraulic fracture can generate enough stress perturbations to allow hydraulically disconnected...
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Fracture Modeling for Cap Rock Integrity and Completion Evaluation in Produced Water Re-injection Wells
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-158-MS
... the injectivity. enhanced recovery Upstream Oil & Gas fluid temperature injection well Modeling & Simulation injection period fracture height fracture propagation waterflooding concentration particle filter cake fracture half-length production well fracture perforation hydraulic...
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Interpreting Inter-Well Poroelastic Pressure Transient Data: An Analytical Approach Validated with Field Case Studies
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-449-MS
... effective decisions with minimal computational resources. real time system fracture height geometry analytical model Upstream Oil & Gas net pressure gauge hydraulic fracturing prediction pressure response horizontal well proppant fracture geometry fracture unconventional resource...
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Successful Implementation of High Viscosity Friction Reducers from Laboratory to Field Scale: Middle Bakken Case Study
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-447-MS
... while using linear gel created smaller fracture half-length. In contrast, using linear gel makes the fracture growth increase rapidly up to 290 ft as showed. To conclude, using HVFR-B created high fracture length with less fracture height than linear gel. Additionally, in using HVFR-B, the average...
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Bayesian Probabilistic Analysis to Quantify Uncertainties in Hydraulic Fracture Geometry - Application to Laminations and their Impact on Fracture Height
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-517-MS
... the probabilistic effects on these estimations. Recent field test shows a gross overestimation of the modeled fracture heights (sometimes up to a factor of 2x-3x) due in many cases to the presence of laminations. In this work we introduce a Bayesian methodology for probabilistic hydraulic fracture design...
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Estimation of Hydraulic Fracture Height and Pressure Deflation Using a Pulsed Vertical Seismic Profile and a DAS Fiber in the Midland Basin
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-585-MS
... was also measured. The fracture height was comparable with estimates from microseismic, DAS, and tiltmeters. Introduction In this paper we describe a method to better highlight the geometry of altered rock from a hydraulic stimulation within the Spraberry Formation of the Midland Basin in West Texas...
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Impact of Geology and Geomechanics on Stimulated Rock Volume and Productivity in a Multi-Landing Zone Development: A Case Study on the Vaca Muerta
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-596-MS
... Characterization hydraulic fracturing reservoir geomechanics fracture length sensitivity case scenario stress change facies multi-landing zone development geometry fracture dimension fracture network productivity base case Upstream Oil & Gas fracture height Vaca Muerta Scenario sequence...
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Ultrafast Hydraulic Fracturing Model for Optimizing Cube Development
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-884-MS
... of the depletion zone of the neighboring well(s), capture natural fractures and bedding interfaces, and incorporate small-scale variations of properties. The complexity of the problems has increased by orders of magnitude and so have the numerical simulators. cube development fracture height toughness...
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Quantifying Hydraulic Fracture Height Reduction in the Presence of Laminations and Weak Interfaces - Validation with Microseismic Moment Tensor Inversion in the Montney Shale
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 22–24, 2019
Paper Number: URTEC-2019-875-MS
... confirms the major impact these weak interfaces could have on the fracture height growth. The geomechanical analysis confirmed the importance of mapping in 3D the interfaces and modeling their effects in an accurate manner to better capture their effect on fracture height growth and the resulting proppant...
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Downhole Microseismic Mapping of More Than 400 Fracturing Stages on a Multiwell Pad at the Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site (HFTS): Discussion of Operational Challenges and Analytic Results
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, July 23–25, 2018
Paper Number: URTEC-2902311-MS
... in the upper Wolfcamp (UW) and middle Wolfcamp (MW) formation in the Permian Basin. The 10,000-ft laterals were drilled in a chevron pattern to help improve inter-well fracture communication and maximize hydrocarbon recovery. The completions sequences were planned to restrain fracture height growth upward...
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