Cinco-Ley-Samaniego: Type Curve for Finite Conductivity Hydraulic Fractures (Bilinear Flow) (1978, SPE paper 6014)

Why study these? These show a (range of) typical curve(s) for a vertical hydraulic finite conductivity fracture in an infinite
reservoir. They include the derivative type curve as well as pD.
Assumptions for this type curve:

Vertical fracture with half length, xf.

Zero storage.
The fracture has a finite conductivity (Saphir uses the notation: Fc = wfkf)
The well is in an infinite reservoir.

The various curves are for values of dimensionless fracture conductivity: CfD = (wfkf/kxf)

Sketch of Cinco-Ley-SamaniegoType Curve (You should be able to sketch it)

Note the various curves for various values of dimensionless fracture conductivity, CfD (0.25, .5, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, and
infinite). Note that the infinite conductivity case converges to the Gringarten curve.

Note also that this picture only includes the p curves

and only one derivative curve (for the infinite case).

Cinco-Ley-SamaniegoType Curve: One CfD value at a

time with both the p and the derivative curves (CfD = 1)
Note the characteristic separation between the the p
and the derivative curves.

Cinco-Ley-SamaniegoType Curve: (CfD = 5)

Showing that the Saphir-generated p
curve exactly matches the type curve.
(Comparing only the p curve, for CfD =5).
Note: The horizontal and vertical axes had
to be adjusted first to be sure that the
scales on the type curve match the scales
on the Saphir-generated graph.

Cinco-Ley-SamaniegoType Curve: One CfD value at a

time with both the p and the derivative curves (CfD =
10)

Cinco-Ley-SamaniegoType Curve: (CfD = 10)

Showing that the Saphir-generated p curve
exactly matches the type curve. (Comparing
the p and derivative curves, for CfD =10).
Note: The horizontal and vertical axes had to
be adjusted first to be sure that the scales on
the type curve match the scales on the
Saphir-generated graph.

To generate a particular CfD case in Saphirs Test Design, you must set Fc to the correct value.
For example, if you accept the defaults, h (pay zone) = 30 ft. Once you select a well with a finite conductivity fracture, Fcs
default value comes up as Fc = 5000 md-ft, and Saphir sets xf = 200 ft.
Also, Saphirs default value for the kh product is 1000. So if the pay zone (h) = 30 ft, then the default value for formation
permeability, k, is 1000/30 = 33.3 md.
The dimensionless fracture conductivity, CfD = wfkf/kxf = Fc/kxf.
So, to ensure that CfD = 10, then 10 = Fc/(33.3200).
Finally, for this case, to ensure that CfD = 10, then Fc must be set to Fc = 1033.3200 = 66,600 mdft.