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Title: Case study of a stimulation experiment in a fluvial, tight-sandstone gas reservoir

Journal Article · · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/18258-PA· OSTI ID:5817619
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  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
  2. CER Corp., Las Vegas, NV (USA)

This paper reports that a successful stimulation experiment was conducted in a fluvial sandstone of the Mesaverde formation at the U.S. DOE's Multiwell Experiment (MWX) Site in the Piceance basin of Colorado. The stimulation experiment consisted of stress tests, a three-well prefracture interference test, step-rate/flowback tests, a minifracture, a full stimulation treatment borehole geophone diagnostics during fracturing, and a postfracture interference test.

DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5817619
Journal Information:
SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA), Vol. 5:4; ISSN 0885-9221
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English