HYDRO-FRACTURING TREATMENT

Prepared By:
Maunish Shah

Contents
Objective of Hydrofracturing
Introduction to Hydrofracturing
Hydrofracturing Treatment Design
Surface Equipments for Hydrofracturing
Treatment
Case Study
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Objectives of Hydrofracturing
Increase recovery of hydrocarbon.
Bypassing damaged
zone

Prefrac: Radial flow

pattern
Post frac : Area greatly
increased

Pumps

Blender

Process

Pad fluid
Sand slurry

Well

Displacing fluid

Shale
Shale
Reservoir

20-100m

Propped Frac

Stresses
Vertical : v (Over
bourdon stress)
Horizontal : hx, hy
Frac develops
perpendicular to least
principal stress plane
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Fracture Orientation

Hydro-Fracture Treatment Design

Data Requirements
Uncontrollable Reservoir Parameters

Surface Equipments for Hydrofracturing Treatment

Tree savers

Case Study of Well

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Fig. 1 Well Diagram of Well

Reservoir Data
SBHP:

6837 psi
BHT: 142C (Object-II)
Porosity: 10-16%
Water Saturation: 40-50%
Permeability: 0.17 md ( Approx.)
Fracture gradient:0.81psi/ft (Approx.)
Gross Pay Thickness: 6 m
Net Pay Thickness: 6 m
X-direction extent: 2000m(Assumed)
Y-direction extent: 2000m(Assumed)
Acreages:
988 acres (Assumed)
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Fracture Optimization

20T

40T

60T

80T

Fig. 2 Fracture Profile Of Well (Object-II) Picture for Different Proppant Tonnage
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Fracture Optimization

g. 3 Fracture optimization graphs of well (object-II) with different proppant tonna

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Treatment Schedule of 60T HF Treatment

Pad stage

Slurry
stage
Flush

Stage
Stag Length
e
(min:sec
No.
)

Fluid Type

Clean
Volum
e
(bbls)

Propp
.
Conc.
(ppg)

45:27

HL_BOR_H40_1

500.0

Slurr
y
Rate
(bpm
)
11.00

3:46

HL_BOR_H40_1

40.0

1.00

11.00

5:51

HL_BOR_H40_1

60.0

2.00

11.00

8:04

HL_BOR_H40_1

80.0

3.00

11.00

11:27

HL_BOR_H40_1

110.0

4.00

11.00

15:02

HL_BOR_H40_1

140.0

5.00

11.00

17:43

HL_BOR_H40_1

160.0

6.00

11.00

10:16

HL_BOR_H40_1

90.0

7.00

11.00

27:16

2% KCL

300.0

11.00

0.00

10

1:00

SHUT-IN

0.00

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Proppant
Type
(20/40)

Sinter
Bauxite
Sinter
Bauxite
Sinter
Bauxite
Sinter
Bauxite
Sinter
Bauxite
Sinter
Bauxite
Sinter
Bauxite

Proppant
(tones)

0.00
0.76
2.29
4.57
8.38
13.34
18.29
12.00

Pressure Graph, Slurry Rate and Proppant Concentration

During (60T) HF Treatment
Surface Pressure (psi)
Model Net Pressure (psi)
30000
18000
24000
14400
18000
10800
12000
7200
6000
3600
0
0

BHP from WB Model and/or Data (psi)

30000
24000
18000
12000
6000
0

30

60

90

120

150

Time (min)

Slurry Rate (bpm)

Proppant Concentration (ppg)

15

12

6.40

4.80

3.20

1.60

0
0

30

60

90

120

150

Time (min)

April 03, 2011

Fig. 4 Pressure Graph, Slurry Rate and Proppant Concentration During (60T) HF Treatmen
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Fracture Picture
TVD
(m)

Stress Profile (psi)

Width (in)

Proppant Concentration (lb/ft) vs. Proppant Concentration (lb/ft) vs. Proppant Concentration (lb/ft) vs.
(ft)
(ft)
(ft)

3086

3103

3121

3138

3155

3172

3189

3206

3223

BEST CASE

STRATIFIED

WORST CASE

3240

0.80 1.60 2.40 3.20

4.00

Best Case

3257
2000

7000

12000 -0.6

-0.3

0.1

0.6 0

120

240

400 400

0.80

1.60 2.40 3.20 4.00

Stratified
280

160

0.80

1.60 2.40 3.20 4.00

Worst Case
0 0

120

240

Fig. 5 Fracture picture of well B (Object-II) for 60T treatment size

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Thank You
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