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Successful Implementation of Two Decades of Australian Coal Seam Gas Research Can Improve Low-Permeability Coal Productivity and Recovery
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4025119-MS
... and evaluating technologies to enhance the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) in order to better appraise these highly attractive resources for future development. This research highlights three key technology enablers to progress improved understanding and stimulation of low permeability coals. The first...
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Multiphysics Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Height and Parent-Child Well Interference at HFTS-2
Available to PurchaseZhishuai Zhang, Kurt Nihei, Jiehao Wang, Zijun Fang, Yunhui Tan, Daniel Emery, Amit Singh, Yuguang Chen, Chang Li, Dimitri Bevc
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4019465-MS
... Abstract Hydraulic stimulation design requires careful consideration of fracture height and the potential parent-child well interference. To unravel the key factors influencing the vertical growth of hydraulic fractures and parent-child well interference during hydraulic stimulation, we...
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Shawn Maxwell, Geoffrey Ritter, Trevor Tuttle, Kyle Wilson, Mohammad Tabatabaei, John Sinclair, Aaron Leavitt, Yuchen Liu, Jana Bachleda, Jiang Wu, Faye Liu
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4043150-MS
...-resolution geochemical analysis of the produced hydrocarbons was used to assess how different formations in the reservoir were draining throughout time. The diagnostics showed consistent hydraulic geometries between wells and that some fracture stimulations were contained within specific landing zones while...
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Forward Modeling of Utah FORGE 2024 Hydraulic Stimulation: Fiber Signatures & Seismicity
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4042749-MS
... was performed for hydraulic stimulation stages 4,5 and 7 to identify the potential DSS strain and strain rate patterns. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis was conducted for Stage 7 considering a base case, laterally varying fracture toughness, introducing perforation erosion, and using high viscosity fluid...
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Accelerating Optimization of Unconventional Fracturing Design with Multi-Component Subsurface Surveillance: A Case Study from the Permian Basin
Available to PurchaseJames Cooper, Amit Singh, Lokendra Jain, Josh Haataja, Saken Galimzhanov, Mike Craven, Kristen Belcourt, Tyler Stom
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4044437-MS
... that the stimulated region across the development is highly connected, propped, and draining with low correlation to design variables tested. The resolution of uncertainty for hydraulic fracture characterization and drainage is directly contributing to business decisions in development. The analysis of cluster...
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4044603-MS
... interpretation, and petrophysical analysis were used to construct a geomodel and combined with integrated subsurface modeling to determine the optimal well pattern and completion design. Key diagnostics measured were: hydraulic interactions during stimulation using Sealed Wellbore Pressure Monitoring (SWPM...
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Geomechanical Modeling of Stimulation Induced Stress Change for Casing Deformation Analysis
Available to PurchaseRoberto Wagner Alvarado, Scott Wilkins, Stephanie Cook, Robert Holman, Robin Pearson, Abbey Hale, Grant Loxton, Jonathan Woolley, Jennifer Roberts, Wei Zheng, Vincenzo De Gennaro, Doug Jordan
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4045037-MS
... observed in the form of horizontal contraction and vertical elongation of casing. Finite element models of hydraulic stimulation run on a 3D geomodel built from seismic and well data were used to better understand some of the mechanisms responsible for the deformation. After investigation...
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4044732-MS
... Abstract This paper outlines how modern horizontal well completion designs and stimulation techniques are being further optimized with new assessment techniques and leading to even more efficient operations and evenly stimulated stages along longer laterals in the reservoir. Chevron wanted...
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Maximizing Stimulation Volume in the Permian Using High Resolution Microseismic Analysis
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4044839-MS
... Abstract When designing treatment programs stage spacing and completion volumes must be optimized to ensure maximum stimulated reservoir volume is achieved. Advanced microseismic analysis is a key tool in understanding the reservoir response to differing completion designs. High-resolution...
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Building Well and Fluid-Specific Pipe Friction Curves, Monitoring Perforation Cluster Efficiency During Stimulation, and Measuring Near-Wellbore Tortuosity Using Acoustic Friction Analysis
Available to PurchaseEric M. Dunham, Saeed Rahimi-Aghdam, Junwei Zhang, Nathan Crawford, Craig Cipolla, Michael McKimmy, John Lassek
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4044718-MS
... quality and TDS content if using produced water, 2) knowing if and when clusters screen out during stimulation, and 3) uniquely separating different contributions to total friction. Downhole pressure gauges and fiber technologies offer one solution, but their expense limits their usage and motivates...
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Midland Basin Integrated Diagnostic Insights on Plug Isolation and Selection
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 17–19, 2024
Paper Number: URTEC-4055303-MS
... choice and demonstrate the hidden dangers of poor isolation. This paper presents a series of successive plug-related tests completed in 2022-2023 in the Midland Basin. Initially, varied hydraulic fracturing designs were tested on two wells with permanent fiber optic cables. When stimulating these wells...
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Modeling the Unconventional Way: A Novel Midland Basin Case Study on How to Simulate Reservoir Models Without Altering Stimulated Fracture Geometries
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3852292-MS
... Earth Model (MEM) grid are calibrated to DFIT and drilling mechanics. Fracture mechanics are calibrated to DFIT, chemical oil/water tracers and pressure data from the stimulation operation. The reservoir grid inherits conductivity/geometry from simulation modeling and pressure variation away from...
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Surfactant EOR Improves Oil Recovery in a Depleted Eagle Ford Unconventional Well - A Case Study
Available to PurchaseI. Z. Ataceri, I. W. R. Saputra, A. R. Bagareddy, M. H. Elkady, D. S. Schechter, G. W. Haddix, V. A. Brock, K. H. Raney, C. W. Strickland, G. R. Morris
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3831548-MS
... after surfactant stimulation, the well produced at oil rates over five times what it had produced prior to stimulation. The current oil rates (through October 2022; 22 months after stimulation) are still twice the pre-stimulation rates. Utilizing a long-term hyperbolic fit to historical data...
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Using Disposable Fiber to Monitor Simul-Frac Stimulation Fracture Growth
Available to PurchaseKim Owens, Hannah Chittenden, Michael Schult, Casey Cox, Kay Warner, Dane Byrd, Palmer Van Buskirk, Travis Payeur, Sean Machovoe
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3850500-MS
... simul-frac stimulation of four offset stacked wells in the Permian. Distributed strain sensing (DSS) and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) systems were used to produce measurements of cross-well strain and microseismic activity from the fiber. The far-field fracture induced strain-rate and microseismic...
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Integrated Petrophysical Characterization of Hydrocarbon Shale Unconventional Reservoirs Using a Rock Typing Approach, Case Study, Vaca Muerta Play, Neuquén Basin, Argentina
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3860586-MS
... to contain and deliver hydrocarbons, as well as the ideal zones in the formation to stimulate by hydraulic fracturing that guarantees the initiation, propagation and maintenance of fractures. As main objective, a workflow was developed to create a unique index, called the unconventional rock type index...
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Conductive and Propped Networks of Induced Hydraulic Fractures and Reactivated Fracture Networks - Evidence from the HFTS-1 in Situ Experiments
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3858933-MS
... Abstract Hydraulic fracture stimulation is generally designed and analyzed on the assumption that stimulation produces a single planar tension fracture. Microseismic monitoring and breakthroughs to offset wells have long provided evidence of the existence of reactivated natural fractures...
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An Integrated Approach to Development Optimization Using Monitor Wells and Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics in the Permian Basin
Available to PurchaseRipudaman Manchanda, Yueming Liang, Holger Meier, Karthik Srinivasan, Sergio Leonardi, Mary Johns, Shelby Lyons, Owen Hehmeyer, Justin Eckes, Jonathan Zybala, Alberto Ortega, Kshitij Mohan, Dalton Vice, Satish Kumar Dayalan, Saurabh Rasal, Jake Kamps, Kendal Decker, Peeyush Bhargava, Prasad Sumant, Kaustubh Kulkarni, Isha Sahni, Matthew Bourke, Rayssa Sanchez
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3860704-MS
... Abstract This paper demonstrates an integrated approach to measuring and quantifying stimulated rock area, productive frac area, and their impact on optimum completions and well spacing in the Permian Basin. A diagnostic pilot was planned to reduce key uncertainties in pore pressure...
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Validation Conductive Fracture Imaging with Cross Well Strain and Permanent Fiber Optic Flow Profiling
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3860785-MS
... part of a seismically active zone. It allows one to look inside a stimulated reservoir with a precision to the cluster level. The CFI results demonstrate meaningful alignment to CWS intensity on the horizontal & vertical fiber monitors. Comparative CWS and CFI data shows the normalized positive...
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Case Study: Completion and Well Placement Optimization Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing in Next-Generation Geothermal Projects
Available to PurchaseAleksei Titov, Jack Norbeck, Sireesh Dadi, Katharine Voller, Mark Woitt, Steven Fercho, Emma McConville, Camden Lang, Saurabh Agarwal, Christian Gradl, Timothy Latimer
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3852680-MS
... Abstract Fervo Energy is developing a commercial next-generation geothermal project in northern Nevada, adopting many unconventional technologies, such as horizontal drilling, plug-and-perf stimulation, and reservoir diagnostics with distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS). We successfully...
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Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, June 13–15, 2023
Paper Number: URTEC-3862407-MS
... during maturation. In addition, the distribution of swarms of cemented fractures in the Marcellus significantly influences stimulated reservoir volume by near-wellbore effects and create far-field fracture corridors that can affect well productivity. Introduction The Marcellus Shale Energy...
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