Design Criteria for Improved Performance of Fractured Wells

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Design Criteria for Improved Performance of Fractured Wells B. D. Poe B. D. Poe Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, Cancun, Mexico, August 2006. Paper Number: SPE-104015-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/104015-MS Published: August 31 2006 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Poe, B. D. "Design Criteria for Improved Performance of Fractured Wells." Paper presented at the International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico, Cancun, Mexico, August 2006. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/104015-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE International Oil Conference and Exhibition in Mexico Search Advanced Search Abstract This paper presents the results of an investigation concerning the development of more accurate predictive and interpretive models of the boundary-dominated flow performance of vertically fractured wells located in closed rectangularly bounded reservoirs. In particular, improvements in the characterization of the dimensionless productivity index of vertically fractured wells in closed rectangularly bounded reservoirs during boundary-dominated flow have been made using a mathematically rigorous model for pseudosteady state flow. This model has been used to develop predictive and analysis graphical design charts of the dimensionless productivity index for improved fracture stimulation design and evaluation.Other issues investigated in this work were the development of a general relationship for evaluating the pseudosteady state shape factor of a vertically fractured well in a closed rectangularly bounded reservoir, along with a review of appropriate applications of the apparent wellbore radius concept to vertically fractured wells in finite reservoirs. Example applications of the dimensionless productivity index and pseudosteady state shape factor solutions developed in this work are provided for fracture stimulation design. Keywords: Drillstem Testing, dimensionless productivity index, fractured well, drainage area, Upstream Oil & Gas, spatial position, centrally, hydraulic fracturing, pseudosteady state flow, bounded reservoir Subjects: Hydraulic Fracturing, Formation Evaluation & Management, Drillstem/well testing Copyright 2006, Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.