Section 300

FRACTURING ENGINEERING MANUAL

Schlumberger May 1998
Dowell
Fracture Modeling
Page 27 of 35

Calculated Parameters
• Fracture Length (ft) 1819
• Propped Length (ft) 1441
• Fracture Height (ft) 358
• Propped Height (ft) 284
• Fracture Width (max.) (in.) 0.72
• Proppant Concentration (lbm/ft2) 1.88
These are the dimensions at the end of shut-in. Several methods were used to
attempt to determine the fracture height after the treatment. The method that was
accepted as being the most accurate in this case was the Continuous Microseismic
Radiation (CMR) log. This microseismic height log was run four months after the
treatment, and therefore will more accurately indicate the propped fracture height
rather than the created fracture height.
The CMR log indicated the height was from 9125 ft to 9375 ft, allowing ± 25 ft at both
top and bottom. This makes the propped height range from 250 ft to 300 ft. The
created fracture-height differences for the various models are difficult to evaluate
because created height can be significantly different from the propped height. This
difference can be caused by the way each model handles the information on the
various layers, and the actual width profile that was calculated. Another
consideration is how the model treats the proppant movement, settling or the many
other complicated aspects present when the proppant is added to the system.
Several postfracture reservoir evaluation techniques were used to analyze the
results of the treatment. The analysis testing was started after 89 days of production
from the well. A reservoir model was used to obtain the final history match of the
reservoir variables. The reservoir model used data obtained from buildup analysis
as well as the production match for both gas and water (two-phase flow). The result
of this analysis is illustrated in Fig. 18.

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