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FRACTURING ENGINEERING MANUAL

May 1998 Schlumberger
Fracture Modeling Dowell
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4 Examples
The information used to compile the examples for the different models comes from a
case study where several calibration tests were performed. Extensive stress testing,
core analysis, reservoir evaluation and fluid analysis were also performed. The
reservoir parameters, stress values and other critical parameters are considered to
be the best available because of the many techniques used to obtain and
corroborate the data. Routine treatment designs usually never have such a large
volume of reliable data available with which to work.
Trying to examine all of the input and output data in detail for the examples, and for
each model, is simply too voluminous to cover in this section. Tables and profiles
will be used to show data and comparisons (case history). The actual model
comparisons will show profiles and an output summary for each model simulation.

4.1 Case History

This case history uses the same basic data that will be used later for the model
comparison. However, this case history uses 15 to 22 layers in the simulation,
whereas only 5 layers were used for the model comparisons given in Subsection 4.2
that follows this case history.
The reservoir stress and elastic properties that are used in the examples are given in
Fig. 10 and Fig. 11.

Fig. 10. Permeability, thickness and stress profile.

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