Use of single-well simulators and economic performance criteria to optimize fracturing treatment design

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/16236-PA· OSTI ID:7181276

Anderson, R W; Phillips, A M ^[1]

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1. Western Co. of North America, Fort Worth, TX (USA)

Low-permeability reservoirs are currently being propped with sand, resin-coated sand, intermediate-density proppants, and bauxite. This wide range of proppant cost and performance has resulted in the proliferation of proppant selection models. Initially, a rather vague relationship between well depth and proppant strength dictated the choice of proppant. More recently, computerized models of varying complexity that use net-present-value (NPV) calculations have become available. The input is based on the operator's performance goals for each well and specific reservoir properties. Simpler, noncomputerized approaches include cost/performance comparisons and nomographs. Each type of model, including several of the computerized models, is examined here. By use of these models and NPV calculations, optimum fracturing treatment designs have been developed for such low-permeability reservoirs as the Prue in Oklahoma. Typical well conditions are used in each of the selection models, and the results are compared.

• OSTI ID: 7181276
• Journal Information: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Production Engineering; (USA), Vol. 5:1; ISSN 0885-9221
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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