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Title: Evolution of completion and fracture stimulation practices in the Jonah field, Sublette County, WY

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OSTI ID:468150

This case history discusses the evolution of the completion strategies and fracture stimulation techniques that have turned a large marginal gas resource in the Jonah field, WY into a commercially viable field. Completion practices have evolved from single zone, high-quality nitrogen foam fracture stimulations to multiple zone completions utilizing crosslinked borate fluid systems. Using these new techniques, total field production has increased approximately 180%. A normalized comparison of productivity (q/{Delta}P) per foot of gross clean sand indicates the new completion and stimulation techniques yield shallower decline rates with initial production equal to or higher than the earlier foam treatments.

OSTI ID:
468150
Report Number(s):
CONF-961003-; TRN: 96:006578-0044
Resource Relation:
Conference: 71. annual technical conference and exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver, CO (United States), 6-9 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 SPE annual technical conference and exhibition: Reservoir engineering; PB: 833 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English