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Title: The use of density control foam fracturing for selective proppant placement in the Bartlesville Formation

Abstract

A major consideration in fracture stimulation of the Bartlesville formation in Eastern Oklahoma is the lack of competent barriers to prevent downward fracture growth out of the oil-producing interval and into the water-producing interval. This has resulted in sizeable increases in water production with little or no effective stimulation of oil production. Attempts have been made to design stimulation treatments to minimize the downward fracture growth through the control of job size and pumping rates. This approach has produced some successful fracture treatments as will be discussed in this paper, but evidence indicates that in many cases proppant has been placed in the water-producing interval despite these measures. This paper presents a different approach to minimizing water production resulting from hydraulic fracturing. It is based on the assumption that downward fracture growth cannot be sufficiently controlled using existing procedures. This approach presents the use of density controlled foam fracturing to selectively place proppants in the upper portion of the fracture adjacent to the oil-producing interval. Included are case histories of density control fracture treatments as well as those of conventional treatments performed in the Bartlesville. Also included are radioactive tracer surveys to support selective proppant placement using a density controlledmore » foam fracturing process.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
ARCO Oil and Gas Co.
OSTI Identifier:
6413924
Report Number(s):
CONF-850311-
Journal ID: CODEN: SEAPA
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: SPE13797; Conference: National Association of Corrosion Engineers annual meeting and materials performance and corrosion show, Boston, MA, USA, 25 Mar 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; OIL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SAND CONSOLIDATION; DENSITY; FRACTURING FLUIDS; OIL FIELDS; OKLAHOMA; PROPPING AGENTS; RADIOACTIVE TRACER LOGGING; WELL COMPLETION; WELL STIMULATION; COMMINUTION; FEDERAL REGION VI; FLUIDS; FRACTURING; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; RESOURCES; STIMULATION; TRACER TECHNIQUES; USA; WELL LOGGING; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production

Citation Formats

Barber, P L, and Themig, D J. The use of density control foam fracturing for selective proppant placement in the Bartlesville Formation. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Barber, P L, & Themig, D J. The use of density control foam fracturing for selective proppant placement in the Bartlesville Formation. United States.
Barber, P L, and Themig, D J. 1985. "The use of density control foam fracturing for selective proppant placement in the Bartlesville Formation". United States.
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title = {The use of density control foam fracturing for selective proppant placement in the Bartlesville Formation},
author = {Barber, P L and Themig, D J},
abstractNote = {A major consideration in fracture stimulation of the Bartlesville formation in Eastern Oklahoma is the lack of competent barriers to prevent downward fracture growth out of the oil-producing interval and into the water-producing interval. This has resulted in sizeable increases in water production with little or no effective stimulation of oil production. Attempts have been made to design stimulation treatments to minimize the downward fracture growth through the control of job size and pumping rates. This approach has produced some successful fracture treatments as will be discussed in this paper, but evidence indicates that in many cases proppant has been placed in the water-producing interval despite these measures. This paper presents a different approach to minimizing water production resulting from hydraulic fracturing. It is based on the assumption that downward fracture growth cannot be sufficiently controlled using existing procedures. This approach presents the use of density controlled foam fracturing to selectively place proppants in the upper portion of the fracture adjacent to the oil-producing interval. Included are case histories of density control fracture treatments as well as those of conventional treatments performed in the Bartlesville. Also included are radioactive tracer surveys to support selective proppant placement using a density controlled foam fracturing process.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6413924}, journal = {Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = SPE13797,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}

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