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Retention of Hydraulic Fracturing Water in Shale: The Influence of Anionic Surfactant

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Figure 5. The Energy-Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) spectra of (a) BG-2 and (b) KH-2 shales with a corresponding miniature FE-SEM images.

Retention of Hydraulic Fracturing Water in Shale: The Influence of Anionic Surfactant However, the role of some surface active agents like surfactants that are added in the hydraulic fracturing mixture in this issue needs to be understood. In this study, the influence of Internal Olefin Sulfate (IOS), which is an anionic

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Improved Water Use Estimates for Drilling and Hydrualic Fracturing in Northeastern Colorado

by Emanuel Martin - 0
The development of unconventional resources in tight shales has stimulated considerable growth of oil and gas production in Northeastern Colorado, but has led to concerns about added demands on the region’s strained water resources. Northeastern Colorado’s semi-arid environment, population growth, competing water demands and uncertainty about drilling and hydraulic fracturing water requirements have resulted in scrutiny and conflict surrounding water use for tight shales. This study collects water use data from wells in Northeastern Colorado to improve water estimates and to better understand important contributing factors.

This study shows that the number of hydraulic fracturing stages is a better measure of the future water demands for horizontal wells. Vertical wells use significantly less water than horizontal wells and will be less prevalent in the future. Introduction Water resources in Northeastern Colorado and the western United States are constantly

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Evaluation of Microseismicity Related to Hydraulic Fracking Operations of Petroleum Reservoirs and Its Possible Environmental Repercussions

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Figure 1. Typical microseismic array deployed in vertical well (a) and horizontal well (b).

In addition, the relationship between microseismic magnitude and both depth and injection parameters is examined to delineate the possible framework that controls the system. Generally, microseismicity of typical hydraulic fracturing and injection operations is relatively similar in the majority of basins under investigation and the overall associating seismic energy is

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A Comprehensive Prediction Model of Hydraulic Extended-Reach Limit Considering the Allowable Range of Drilling Fluid Flow Rate in Horizontal Drilling

by Emanuel Martin - 0
Hydraulic extended-reach limit (HERL) model of horizontal extended-reach well (ERW) can predict the maximum measured depth (MMD) of the horizontal ERW. The HERL refers to the well’s MMD when drilling fluid cannot be normally circulated by drilling pump. Previous model analyzed the following two constraint conditions, drilling pump rated pressure and rated power. However, effects of the allowable range of drilling fluid flow rate (Qmin≤Q≤Qmax) were not considered. In this study, three cases of HERL model are proposed according to the relationship between allowable range of drilling fluid flow rate and rated flow rate of drilling pump (Qr). A horizontal ERW is analyzed to predict its HERL, especially its horizontal-section limit

Results show that when Qmin ≤Qr ≤Qmax (Case I), Lh depends both on horizontal-section limit based on rated pump pressure (Lh1 ) and horizontal-section limit based on rated pump power (Lh2 ); when Qmin  < Q max  < Qr (Case II), Lh is exclusively controlled by Lh1; while Lh is only determined by

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Determination of Shale Volume and Distribution Patterns and Effective Porosity from Well Log Data Based On Cross-Plot Approach for A Shaly Carbonate Gas Reservoir

by Emanuel Martin - 0
Determination of shale volume distribution is one of the most important factors that has to be considered in formation evaluation, since existence of shale reduces effective porosity and permeability of the reservoir. In this paper, shale volume and distribution (dispersed, laminar and structural) and formation effective porosity are estimated from well log data and cross-plots.

Determination of Shale Volume and Distribution Patterns and Effective Porosity from Well Log Data Based On Cross-Plot Approach for A Shaly Carbonate Gas Reservoir   Siyamak Moradi1, Mohammad Moeini1, Mohammad Kamal Ghassem al-Askari2, Elaheh Hamed Mahvelati1 1Abadan Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran. 2Ahwaz Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum

Shale characteristics impact on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) fluid typing methods and correlations

by Emanuel Martin - 0
The application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques in fluid typing and properties estimation is well-developed in conventional reservoirs. However, Shale reservoirs characteristics like pore size, organic matter, clay content, wettability, adsorption, and mineralogy would limit the applicability of the used interpretation methods and correlation.

Shale characteristics impact on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) fluid typing methods and correlations   Mohamed Mehanaa, Ilham El-monierb aUniversity of Oklahoma, Suez  University, USA. bUniversity of Oklahoma, USA   Abstract The development of shale reservoirs has brought a paradigm shift in the worldwide energy equation. This  entails developing robust techniques to properly evaluate and unlock the

Application of the fractal geometry theory on fracture network simulation

by Emanuel Martin - 0
Comparing with other simulation models, the fractal fracture could not only maintain the bifurcation of the fracture geometry but also represent the multi-level feature of the complex fracture networks according to its fractal characteristics.

Application of the fractal geometry  theory on fracture network simulation Zhiwei Zhou, Yuliang Su, Wendong Wang and Yi Yan China University of Petroleum(East), No. 66, Changjiang West Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao 266580, China   Abstract In this paper, we introduce an L-system based on the fractal geometry to study complex fracture networks. Comparing with other

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