Use of a computer to predict the results of an explosive stimulation in oil and gas wells

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1972 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6214929

Laspe, C G

Economic application of the Talley-Frac method for the stimulation of production from oil and gas wells, requires careful engineering analysis of each application. A feasibility study should be made on each candidate well to determine the technical efficacy of such a treatment and to arrive at the optimum amount of explosive slurry to be loaded. This optimum should be synonymous with the greatest rate of return upon the well-stimulation dollar. Since the answer to the above questions involves an extensive amount of computation in their evaluation, automation of this evaluation by means of a digital electronic computer can extend the base of applicability. DATAFRAC is such a computer program written in Fortran IV language, and is capable of being run either on time- shared computers or in the batch mode on computers running in this environment. In just a few seconds, a complete economic feasibility study is performed which will determine whether or not a given well is a good candimpregnated with 23.6arilyifer or existence, ahead of the hydorfluoric acid front, of a ures which might control the distribution of uraniumacterized by a thermally activated process. he effect of various parameters, temperature, pressure, and steam percent in hydrogen feed. Fifteen experimental runs have been completed using NiMo as the main component of thThe Q/sub 2//sup +/ value obtained for /sup 200/Hg is in agreement with previous work, but that for /sup 202/Hg is not. The results obtained are compared with the predictions of various nuclear models, and the mass dependence of Q/sub 2//sup +/ in the region 182 < A < 206 is examined.

• OSTI ID: 6214929
• Report Number(s): CONF-7205121-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: SPE-3871
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
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