Mathistad#1and#2CaseHistory

EvaluatingDrainage,Fracturing,Well
PerformanceandOptimumSpacing
intheBakkenandThreeForks
MathistadSpacingUnit
Sec35&26,T150N,R96W
McKenzieCounty,NorthDakota

Overview
Questionsweneedanswered

Whatisthedrainageorcrossflowbetweenzones/layers?
Whatistheeffectivehorizontaldrainage?
Doesthefracturegrowthroughanddrainbothzones?
Isthewellproducingatoptimumconditions?

MethodsusedforevaluationofBkknTFSwells
SummaryandConclusions

AnalysisMethods

Flowsimulation
Hydraulicfracturemodeling
Pressuretransientanalysis
Productiondataanalysis
Other??

LocationofMathistadWells

PlatofMathistadWells

North
UBsh
MB
LBsh
LBsh
TFS

Mathistad235HMB
CompletedJune2009
Mathistad135HTFS
FPDate7408

ModelwithWells

FlowSimulation

HistorymatchedmodelusedforWhatifs
Basepermof.001mdincreasedaroundwellbore
Mathistad 1historymatchverticalperm.01d
#2frac pressuresneeddarcy verticalpermtothe
TFSformatchto#1pressures

Mathistad#1Pressuresof#2Frac

Mathistad#1
ProppantConcentration

With pressure depletion

up into the lower shale
Frac grows down into TFS

Middle Bakken interval

Lower Bakken shale
Three Forks

WinParse Version 2007.0.12 Generated 7/24/2009 6:21:38 PM

Mathistad1 PressureMatch
NoFractureCommunication

November 08 FBHP
Match Kz - .01 D

Mathistad#2BHPMatch

Calculated BHPs
Otherwise gauge pressure until end

PressureTransientAnalysis
Mathistad #1AWSBuilduppost#2frac
Diagnosticplots
Loglog plotshowedneedforcleanout
LinearFlow

Models

DiagnosticPlot

Mathistad#2
InverseRatevsSqrt(days)

Mathistad#1
InverseRatevsSqrt(days)

Mathistad #2DeclineCurve
MATHISTAD_2-35h

AREA

33053030110000

10000
lfa.Q ( bbl/d ) 33053030110000
Working Forecast
Phase
Case Name
b
Di
qi
ti
te
Final Rate
Cum. Prod.
Cum. Date
Reserves
Reserves Date
EUR
Forecast Ended By
DB Forecast Date
Reserve Type

CV.Daily_oil, bbl/d

1000

100

Parameters
: Oil
: Case1
: 2.07495
: 0.0360542 M.n.
: 96.0097 bbl/d
: 07/29/2010
: 07/31/2030
: 16.8664 bbl/d
: 11.622
: 07/29/2010
: 413.566
: 07/31/2050
: 425.188
: Time
: 05/12/2010
: None

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Conclusions
Flowsimulation ValuableforWhatIfs
Fracturemodelingwithpressuredepletion
helpsexplainlaterfrac communication
Historymatchpriorto#2frac shows510%of
recoveryduetocrossflow fromover/under
lyingzones
Pressurebuildupandproductionanalysisboth
haveusesindiagnosingwellboreproblems

Other
Othermethodsdependingonquestionstobe
answered
ProductionLogging
DTS
Microseismicmonitoring

Acknowledgements
ThankstoStateofNorthDakotaforfundingto
allowustodoalotmoredatagathering.
ThankstoContinentalResourcesMgmt for
patienceinleaving100BOPDshutinfor
monthsofdatagathering