TY - JOUR
T1 - How will treatment parameters impact the optimization of hydraulic fracturing process in unconventional reservoirs?
AU - Kolawole, Oladoyin
AU - Wigwe, Marshal
AU - Ispas, Ion
AU - Watson, Marshall
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2020/10/23
Y1 - 2020/10/23
N2 - Hydraulic fracturing is a very complex process that has not yet been fully understood. Furthermore, the number of stages, length of fracture clusters in each stage, proppant and fracturing fluid compatibilities, optimum spacing length, proppant transport and placement, proppant and frac-fluid compatibility, and optimum spacing are some of the challenges inhibiting successful application of this technique across the world. In this study, we present the impact of fracture-cluster lengths, proppant types and sizes, proppant densities, frac fluid types, fluid viscosities, and injection rates on hydraulic fracturing process. Firstly, we developed a stress profile to determine initiation location and orientation of the hydraulic fractures, and subsequently created the geological layering in the zone of interest. We grouped our investigations into 5 case studies, followed by developing an efficient hydraulic fracturing design approach, and we determined the optimal treatment to achi
AB - Hydraulic fracturing is a very complex process that has not yet been fully understood. Furthermore, the number of stages, length of fracture clusters in each stage, proppant and fracturing fluid compatibilities, optimum spacing length, proppant transport and placement, proppant and frac-fluid compatibility, and optimum spacing are some of the challenges inhibiting successful application of this technique across the world. In this study, we present the impact of fracture-cluster lengths, proppant types and sizes, proppant densities, frac fluid types, fluid viscosities, and injection rates on hydraulic fracturing process. Firstly, we developed a stress profile to determine initiation location and orientation of the hydraulic fractures, and subsequently created the geological layering in the zone of interest. We grouped our investigations into 5 case studies, followed by developing an efficient hydraulic fracturing design approach, and we determined the optimal treatment to achi
KW - Eagle ford
KW - Fracturing treatment
KW - Hydraulic fracturing
KW - Shale
KW - Tight reservoir
KW - Unconventional reservoir
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U2 - 10.1007/s42452-020-03707-w
DO - 10.1007/s42452-020-03707-w
M3 - Article
SN - 2523-3971
VL - 2
SP - 1865
JO - Default journal
JF - Default journal
IS - 11
M1 - 1865
ER -