Optimization of horizontal wellbore and fracture spacing using an interactive combination of reservoir and fracturing simulation

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1176-1196

  Taylor, R S ^a   Glaser, M A ^b   Kim, J ^b   Wilson, B ^b   Nikiforuk, G ^c   Noble, V ^c   Rosenthal, L ^c   Aguilera, R ^d   Hoch, O ^e   Storozhenko, K ^f   Soliman, M ^a   Riviere, N ^a   Palidwar, T ^a   Romanson, R ^a  

^a Halliburton   (Canada)

^b Murphy Oil   (Canada)

^c WestMan Exploration   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e Hoch and Associates   (Canada)

^f KJS and Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FRACTURE TESTING; GASOLINE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MICROSEISMIC MONITORING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROVEN RESERVES; RESOURCE VALUATION; SHALE GAS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WELL SPACING;

ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURING SIMULATION; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; INJECTION TESTING; MATURE OIL FIELDS; MULTISTAGE FRACTURING; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79952940574     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/137416-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Barree, R D., Barree, V. .L, and Craig, D.. 2007. Holistic Fracture Diagnostics: Consistent Interpretation of Prefrac Injection Tests Using Multiple Analysis Methods. Paper SPE 107877 presented at the SPE Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Technology Symposium, Denver, Colorado, 16-18 April, doi: 10.2118/107877-MS.
2. Soliman, M.Y., Hunt, J.L., El Rabaa, A.M. 1990. Fracturing Aspects of Horizontal Wells. J. Pet Tech 42 (8): 966-973. doi: 10.2118/18542-PA.
3. Soliman, M.Y., Hunt, J.L., and Azari, M. 1996. Fracturing Horizontal Wells in Gas Reservoirs. Paper SPE 35260 presented at the SPE Mid-Continent Gas Symposium, Amarillo, Texas, 28-30 April, doi: 10.2118/35260-MS.
4. Soliman, M.Y., Pongratz, R., Rylance, M., and Prather, D. 2006. Fracture Treatment Optimization for Horizontal Well Completion. Paper SPE 102616 presented at the SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition, Moscow, Russia, 3-6 October, doi: 10.2118/102616-MS.