Evaluating horizontal well placement and hydraulic fracture spacing/conductivity in the Bakken formation, North Dakota

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 3626-3637

  Lolon, E P ^a   Cipolla, C L ^a   Weijers, L ^b   Hesketh, R E ^c   Grigg, M W ^d  

^a StrataGen   (Australia)

^b Halliburton   (Australia)

^c Oasis Petroleum   (Australia)

^d Kerogen Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GAS INDUSTRY; INFILL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PROPPANTS; WELL SPACING;

FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FRACTURE TREATMENT DESIGN; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION PROFILES; RESERVOIR PERMEABILITY; STIMULATION TECHNIQUES;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 77950822018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124905-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (12)

1. Besler, M.R., Steele, J.W., Egan, T., and Wagner, J. 2007. Improving Well Productivity and Profitability in the Bakken - A Summary of Our Experiences Drilling, Stimulating, and Operating Horizontal Wells. Paper SPE 110679 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California, USA, 11-14 November.
2. Breit, V.S., Stright Jr., D.H., and Dozzon, J.A. 1992. Reservoir Characterization of the Bakken Shale From Modeling of Horizontal Well Production Interference Data. Paper SPE 24320 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Casper, Wyoming, USA, 18-21 May.
3. Cox, S.A, Cook, D.M., Dunek, K., Daniels, R., Jump,C, and Barree, B. 2008. Unconventional Resource Play Evaluation: A Look at the Bakken Shale Play of North Dakota. Paper SPE 114171 presented at the SPE Unconventional Reservoirs Conference, Keystone, Colorado, USA, 10-12 February.
4. Cramer, D. D. 1986. Reservoir Characteristics and Stimulation Techniques in the Bakken Formation and Adjacent Beds, Billings Nose Area, Williston Basin. Paper SPE 15166 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Billings, Montana, USA, 19-21 May.
5. Cramer, D. D. 1992. Treating-Pressure Analysis in the Bakken Formation, JPT 44 (1): 20-27.
6. Dunek, K.L., Walser, D.W., and Astakhov, D.K. 2009. Far-Field Volumetric Distribution of Fracturing Fluids Away From an Uncemented Horizontal Liner in the Bakken Formation. Paper SPE 115826 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technolog Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 14-16 May.
7. Lantz, T., Greene, D., Eberhard, M.,Norrid, S., and Pershall, R. 2007. Refracture Treatments Proving Successful in Horizontal Bakken Wells: Richland Count, Montana. Paper SPE 108117 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Technology Symposium, Denver, Colorado, USA, 16-18 April.
8. Miller, B., Paneitz, J., Mullen, M., Meijs, R., Tunstall, M., and Garcia, M. 2008. The Successful Application of a Compartmental Completion Technique Used to Isolated Multiple Hydraulic-Fracture Treatments in Horizontal Bakken Shale Wells in North Dakota. Paper SPE 116469 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, USA, 21-24 September.
9. Phillips, Z.D., Halverson, R.J., Strauss, S.R., Layman II, J.M., and Green, T.W. 2007. A Case Study in the Bakken Formation: Changes to Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Treatments Result in Improved Oil Production and Reduced Treatment Costs. Paper SPE 108045 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Technology Symposium, Denver, Colorado, USA, 16-18 April.
10. Reisz, M.R. 1992. Reservoir Evaluation of Horizontal Bakken Well Performance on the Southwestern Flank of the Williston Basin. Paper SPE 22389 presented at the SPE International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering, Beijing, China, 24-27 March.
11. Weijers, L., Wright, C, Mayerhofer, M., and Cipolla, C. 2005. Developing Calibrated Fracture Growth Models for Various Formations and Regions Across the United States. Paper SPE 96080 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, USA, 9-12 October.
12. Wiley, C, Barree, B., Eberhard, M., and Lantz, T. 2004. Improved Horizontal Well Stimulations in the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Montana. Paper SPE 90697 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, 26-29 September.