A numerical study of the effects of packer-induced stresses and stress shadowing on fracture initiation and stimulation of horizontal wells

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 473-490

  Singh, I ^a   Miskimins, J L ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FRACTURE; GASOLINE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; PACKERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESOURCE VALUATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELL STIMULATION;

FINITE ELEMENT SOFTWARE; FRACTURE INITIATION; HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; NEAR-WELLBORE REGION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PRESSURE GENERATION; PRESSURE PROFILES;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 79952976817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/136856-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. Fisher, M.K., Heinze, J.R., Harris, C.D., Davidson, B.M., Wright, C.A. and Dunn, K.P., "Optimizing Horizontal Completions Techniques in the Barnett Shale Using Microseismic Fracture Mapping", SPE Paper 90051, SPE ATCE, Houston, Texas, USA, 26-29 September 2004.
2. Roundtree, R. and Eberhard, M., Barree, R., "Horizontal, Near-wellbore Stress Effects on Fracture Initiation", SPE Paper 123589, 2009 SPE Rocky Mountain Petroleum Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 14-16 April 2009.
3. Soliman, M.Y., East, L. and Adams, D., "GeoMechanics Aspects of Multiple Fracturing of Horizontal and Vertical Wells", SPE Paper 86992, 2004 SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium and Western Regional Meeting (ITOHOS/WRM), Bakersfield, California, 16-18 March 2004.