Fracture conductivity studies: Project OEIC. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6316550

Maloney, D R

The objectives of this study were to develop facilities and obtain engineering data for predicting the flow conductivity of hydraulically generated fractures, in oil and gas producing underground formations, from reservoir rock and proppant properties. Equipment and methods used to predict the embedment of single and multilayer proppant placements into the faces of a hydraulic fracture are presented. Proppant conductivity test equipment, engineering data, and procedures based on proposed API recommendations are described. These procedures were used to predict the flow conductivity of propped fractures. Factors which effect the conductivity of propped fractures are discussed. 16 refs., 16 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC22-83FE60149
• OSTI ID: 6316550
• Report Number(s): NIPER-121; ON: DE86005735
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
PERMEABILITY
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RESERVOIR ROCK
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INFORMATION
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