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FrcSkl1
FrcSkl1
FrcSkl1
Well History
FrcSkl No. 1 was drilled as an infill producing well to a deeper horizon. RFT reservoir pressure
data, however, showed the planned completion interval to be in a fault block already drained by at
least two offset wells. Plans are thus being considered to complete a relatively low permeability gas
sand at ≈ 5,300 feet. This gas sand has been seen while drilling other wells, and appears to be
continuous over a wide area. For completion purposes, the well will be re-permitted as an explora-
tion well on a 640-acre (2.6 km2) drilling block (drainage radius, re, of 2,640 feet or about 800 m).
Log Data
The attached material shows a calculated log section for the potential completion interval. In
addition, a long-spaced sonic log (which has not been fully interpreted) over the section showed the
sand to have a compressional wave sonic travel time of ≈ 55 microseconds per foot (travel time over
the shale was erratic, but an average value was about 53, slightly faster than the sand). Maximum
bottomhole temperature recorded over this interval during logging was 170° F (77° C).
(Note that despite the apparently high water saturation, very little water was produced during
the flow test discussed below. Also, a temperature log run over the interval near the end of the flow
period suggested some production from at least 70 feet of the interval.)
Reservoir Data
Reservoir pressure is unknown, though deeper horizons in the area have generally had "normal"
pressure (e.g. ≈ 0.43 psi/foot of depth). The well was drilled through the potential gas sand with a
mud weight of 9.5 lb/gal (equivalent hydrostatic head of 0.5 psi/foot) with no significant gas shows.
Assuming a normal pressure gradient gives reservoir pressure ≈ 2,300 psi at a depth of 5,300 feet.
The well was perforated at 2 shots/foot, 60° phasing, as indicated on the log, and a cased hole
drill stem test was run; flowing about 520 MSCFD of dry gas after 24 hours. Gauge failure de-
stroyed a subsequent build-up test. However, ASSUMING “0” skin, the approximate "PI" equation,
∆p k h ∆p k h
Q= ≈ , where
141.2 B µ [ln(re / rw ) − 3 / 4 + s ] 141.2 B µ [7]
Q …………. . Flow Rate (MSCFD) ∆p .......... drawdown (psi)
k ................ permeability to gas (md) h .......... TVD net pay thickness (feet)
µ ................ gas viscosity (cp) T .......... Reservoir temperature (°R = °F + 460)
re ................ drainage radius (feet) (or “radius of investigation” for a well still in
infinite acting transient radial flow)
rw ................ wellbore radius (typically a value of about 0.35 feet, 0.10 m, might be used)
(ideally this equals the caliper measured openhole wellbore radius)
B ................ Formation Volume Factor (Reservoir Barrel/MSCF)
for gas wells: B ≈ (178.1 z i T p sc ) / ( p i Tsc )
zi ................ Gas “z” factor at formation temperature and pressure
psc ................ Pressure at Standard Condition (typically 14.5 psia)
pi ................ Reservoir pressure (psi)
Tsc ................ Temperature at Standard Condition (typically 530° R)
shows this rate is consistent with an average formation permeability to gas of about 0.10
md (assuming a net pay thickness of 70 feet and assuming a “0” skin).
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Reservoir Fluid Data
Assuming a gas gravity of 0.7, fluid property correlation data gives the following values at
2,300 psi and 170° F:
Gas viscosity = 0.016 cp, Z-Factor = 0.84, Gas Compressibility = 440x10-6 1/psi.
Core Data
Two pieces of core data are available from an exploration well core drilled several years ago.
These two samples showed clean sandstone, with porosity of 11.2 and 14.7%, and air permeability
(apparently tested on dry core with no confining stress) of 0.28 and 0.45 md. It is expected that
actual in situ permeability would be significantly less than these values, with the pre-frac flow rate
POSSIBLY indicating an average permeability of about 0.10 md (net height of 70 feet).
Future Production Conditions
Compressors are readily available in the area, and it expected that any gas production would
quickly be put on compression; giving a surface producing pressure of about 100 psi with a
bottomhole flowing pressure (BHFP) of about 200 psi. The well was completed with 5-½” casing,
with 2-7/8" tubing landed at 5130 feet.
GR Sw φ
0 160 100 0 25 0
TVD
(feet)
5220
5240
5260
20 feet
5280
5300
5320
5340
5360
5380
5400
5420
5440
5460
5480
5500
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1) Stresses – Estimate Stress/Pressure
Estimated Overburden Stress (psi) __________________________________________________________
Estimated Reservoir Pressure (psi) __________________________________________________________
Estimated Closure Stress (psi) ______________________________________________________________
Estimated BHFP (psi) _____________________________________________________________________
Estimated Proppant Stress (psi) ____________________________________________________________
Assume a total in situ proppant coverage of 1.0 lb/ft2. Assume damage factors (retained per-
meability factors) of 0.3 for sand and 0.5 for stronger proppant types. Assume 0.2 lb/ft2 of proppant
is “lost” to gel filter cake, embedment, etc. Determine the in situ proppant conductivity for 20/40
Ottawa (or Jordan) sand and 20/40 ISP (Intermediate Strength Proppant).
API Test Data @ 2 lb / ft 2
In Situ k f w = × Effective In Situ lb / ft 2 × Damage Factor
2
In Situ kfw (20/40 Ottawa Sand) (md-ft) _____________________________________________________
In Situ kfw (20/40 ISP) (md-ft) ______________________________________________________________
5
FOI
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Notes:
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8) Fluid Loss - Estimate 'C' and Spurt Loss
A 30 or 40 LB Cross Linked Gel has been recommended as a treatment fluid, and for a relatively
low permeability formation, liquid hydrocarbon (e.g. diesel) is generally a good fluid loss additive.
One service company's data for wall building fluid loss coefficient is seen in the attached plots.
Calculate values for CI, CII, and determine CIII (or Cwall) from the lab data. Find the first estimate for
overall, or total, fluid loss coefficient, CT, and spurt loss.
At reservoir temperature, fluid property data shows water with a viscosity of about 0.5 cp.
CI (ft/√min) _______________________________________________________________________________
CII (ft/√min) _______________________________________________________________________________
CIII (ft/√min) ______________________________________________________________________________
CT (ft/√min) _______________________________________________________________________________
Spurt Loss (gal/100 ft2) _____________________________________________________________________
Notes:
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9) Fluid Viscosity - Find Apparent Viscosity in Centipoise
The following fluid viscosity data has been supplied by a service company. The fluid tested for
this data includes an amount of normal, 'SP', breaker designed for a "6 to 8 hour break" (e.g. broken
to a viscosity of < 5 cp).
Fluid Type – 40# Cross Link Gel w/Breaker
n’ K’
At Surface Temperature 0.45 0.1590
At Reservoir Temperature for 0 hours 0.52 0.0771
At Reservoir Temperature for 1 hours 0.58 0.0310
At Reservoir Temperature for 2 hours 0.66 0.0108
At Reservoir Temperature for 4 hours 0.78 0.0022
At Reservoir Temperature for 8 hours 0.90 0.00021
Assuming a pump time of 4 hours, will this fluid give sufficient proppant transport (e.g. does it have
50 cp viscosity at 170 SEC-1) ________________________________________________________________
Use the data at 2 hours as representing an average fluid rheology; for an in situ shear rate of
40 SEC-1 and a sand concentration of 5 PPG (LB of sand per fluid gallon), the Average Slurry In
Situ Apparent Viscosity (cp) is ______________________________________________________________
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Notes:
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10) Fracture Pressure Data - Closure Stress Tests
A gel mini-frac was pumped with the goal of determining fracture height growth and fluid leak-
off characteristics. However, prior to this mini-frac, a series of injection (and injection/flowback)
tests were conducted to accurately measure formation closure pressure. For these tests (and the
subsequent gel mini-frac), bottomhole treating pressure was measured with a surface readout, wire-
line gauge set at 5,465 feet. All recorded pressure data are corrected to a mid-perforation depth of
5,375 feet. The closure stress tests were conducted with 2% KCl water with 10# HPG gel (10 lb poly-
mer per 1000 gallons of water) for friction reduction. This data is used to find the fracture closure
stress, and possibly to give an estimate of reservoir pressure.
4,000
3,800
3,600
Pressure
3,400
3,200
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
1 2 3 5 10 20
Horner Time
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4,100
4,000
3,900
3,800
Pressure
3,700
3,600
3,500
3,400
3,300
3,200
3,100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
√Shut-Time (min)
Fracture Closure Pressure (psi) _____________________________________________________________
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3) Flow-Back-Test - Shortly before the end of the final (15 BPM) rate step, injection rate was
increased to 17 BPM, while simultaneously starting a flow-back rate of 2 BPM - e.g., downhole
rate was kept reasonably constant at 15 BPM. Injection was then shut-in and the flow-back rate
held constant at 2 BPM while recording the resulting pressure decline as seen in the data below.
Flow-Back Test
Flow-Back at 2 BPM at end of step-rate test
Flowback Time BHP Flowback Time BHP
(min) (psi) (min) (psi)
0.00 4030.0 7.00 3482.0
0.50 3894.0 7.50 3475.0
1.00 3810.0 8.00 3455.0
1.50 3760.0 8.50 3440.0
2.00 3718.0 9.00 3418.0
2.50 3680.0 9.50 3397.0
3.00 3650.0 10.00 3365.0
3.50 3625.0 10.50 3340.0
4.00 3599.0 11.00 3310.0
4.50 3587.0 11.50 3280.0
5.00 3558.0 12.00 3240.0
5.50 3532.0 12.50 3200.0
6.00 3519.0 13.00 3140.0
6.50 3500.0 13.50 3050.0
4,100
Bottomhole Pressure
4,000
3,900
3,800
3,700
3,600
3,500
3,400
3,300
3,200
3,100
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Flowback Time (min)
Final Solutions:
Fracture Extension Pressure (psi) ___________________________________________________________
Based on this extension pressure, closure pressure is expected to be (psi) ____________________
Fracture Closure Pressure (psi) _____________________________________________________________
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Reservoir Pressure (psi) ____________________________________________________________________
Gel Mini-Frac Data –Viscous Gel Mini-Frac Data Used for Frac Geometry/Fluid Loss
A gel mini-frac was pumped by injecting 38,000 gallons of 40 lb/1000 gallon cross linked frac-
turing fluid down tubing at an average rate of about 35 BPM (gel pump time of 26.7 minutes), and
then flushing the well with 2% KCl water. This data, via Fracture Pressure Decline Analysis is used
to determine the overall “type” of fracture geometry (i.e., reasonable height confinement, PKN, or
Radial, or ?) and to calculate a revised value for fluid loss coefficient, ’C’. Injection pressure (and
pressure decline) data are plotted and tabulated below. Data is included in FRCSKL1.STP file.
ISIP
Bottomhole Pressure
4,200
4,000
3,800
3,600
Gel On Perfs
3,400
3,200
20 40 60
Time (min), Time "0" When Start Pumping
Time Shut-In √Shut-In BHP Rate Tim e Shut-In √Shut-In BHP Rate
(min) Time Time (psi) (bpm ) (m in) Tim e Tim e (psi) (bpm)
0.00 3045.0 0 27.50 0.80 0.89 4175.0 0
0.25 3620.0 35 27.75 1 .05 1.02 4169.0 0
0.50 3630.0 35 28.00 1 .30 1.1 4 4163.0 0
0.75 Gel On Perfs At 3648.5 35 29.00 2.30 1.52 4143.0 0
1.00 Approximately 3665.5 35 30.00 3.30 1.82 4098.0 0
1.50 1.2 minutes 3892.2 35 31.00 4.30 2.07 4084.0 0
2.00 3972.0 35 32.00 5.30 2.30 4064.0 0
2.50 4002.0 35 33.00 6.30 2.51 4039.0 0
3.00 4013.8 35 34.00 7.30 2.70 401 9.0 0
3.50 4021.0 35 35.00 8.30 2.88 401 0.0 0
4.00 4027.7 35 36.00 9.30 3.05 4005.0 0
5.00 4047.8 35 38.00 11 .30 3.36 3985.0 0
6.00 4070.4 35 40.00 13.30 3.65 3940.0 0
7.00 4075.5 35 42.00 15.30 3.91 391 1.0 0
8.00 4084.4 35 44.00 17.30 4.16 3889.0 0
9.00 4095.5 35 46.00 19.30 4.39 3868.0 0
1 0.00 4105.6 35 51.00 24.30 4.93 3806.0 0
1 1.00 411 4.3 35 56.00 29.30 5.41 3765.0 0
1 2.00 4123.0 35 61.00 34.30 5.86 3704.0 0
1 3.00 4132.6 35 66.00 39.30 6.27 3670.0 0
1 4.00 4138.4 35 71.00 44.30 6.66 3632.0 0
1 5.00 4146.6 35 76.00 49.30 7.02 3594.0 0
1 6.00 4154.6 35 81.00 54.30 7.37 3551 .0 0
1 7.00 4161.7 35 86.00 59.30 7.70 351 0.0 0
1 8.00 4167.4 35 91.00 64.30 8.02 3493.0 0
1 9.00 4173.8 35 96.00 69.30 8.32 3431 .0 0
20.00 4179.9 35 101.00 74.30 8.62 3396.0 0
21 .00 4185.5 35 106.00 79.30 8.91 3340.0 0
22.00 4190.1 35 1 11.00 84.30 9.18 3305.0 0
23.00 4194.0 35 116.00 89.30 9.45 3277.0 0
24.00 4197.6 35 121.00 94.30 9.71 3221 .0 0
25.00 4203.2 35 126.00 99.30 9.96 3194.0 0
26.00 4205.6 35 136.00 109.30 10.45 3105.0 0
26.70 0.00 0.00 4205.0 35 146.00 119.30 10.92 301 6.0 0
27.00 0.30 0.55 4193.0 0 156.00 129.30 11 .37 2948.0 0
27.25 0.55 0.74 4184.0 0 166.00 139.30 11 .80 2880.0 0
27.50 0.80 0.89 4175.0 0 176.00 149.30 12.22 281 1.0 0
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11) Fracture Pressure Data - Gel Mini-Frac Injection Data for Frac Geometry
Plot the net pressure (bottomhole pressure minus closure pressure minus any downhole fraction)
versus time on log-log scales (Nolte-Smith Plot). This analysis plot is used to qualitatively determine
the fracture geometry, and to determine the final net pressure, ps.
2,000
Net Pressure (psi)
1,000
500
200
100
Nolte-Smith Plot
50
1 2 3 5 10 20 30 50
Pump Time
(Time "0" When Gel On Formation)
NOTE: Data is also found in FRCSKL1.STP StimPlan file.
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12) Fracture Pressure Data - Gel Mini-Frac Decline Data for Fluid Loss
Use the √Shut-In Time and/or ‘G’ Plot to determine the “time-to-close” and Effc, then use the Type
Curve and/or ‘G’ Plot to determine ∆P* and Ef. Finally, use ∆P* to calculate ‘CT’.
Table for Pressure Decline Type Curve Analysis, Pump Time = 25.5 minutes
Shut -In Shut -In ∆P ∆P ∆P
Tim e Tim e δ BHP δ - start = _____ δ - start = _____ δ - start = _____
(m in) (m in) (psi)
26.70 4205.0
27.00 0.25 0.50 0.010 4193.0
27.25 0.50 0.71 0.020 4184.0
27.50 0.75 0.87 0.029 4175.0
27.75 1.00 1.00 0.039 4169.0
28.00 1.25 1.12 0.049 4163.0
29.00 2.25 1.50 0.088 4143.0
30.00 3.25 1.80 0.127 4098.0
31.00 4.25 2.06 0.167 4084.0
5.10 2.26 0.200 4067.0
32.00 5.25 2.29 0.206 4064.0
33.00 6.25 2.50 0.245 4039.0
34.00 7.25 2.69 0.284 4019.0
35.00 8.25 2.87 0.324 4010.0
36.00 9.25 3.04 0.363 4005.0
38.00 11.25 3.35 0.441 3985.0
12.75 3.57 0.500 3951.3
40.00 13.25 3.64 0.520 3940.0
42.00 15.25 3.91 0.598 3911.0
44.00 17.25 4.15 0.676 3889.0
46.00 19.25 4.39 0.755 3868.0
51.00 24.25 4.92 0.951 3806.0
25.50 5.05 1.000 3795.8
56.00 29.25 5.41 1.147 3765.0
61.00 34.25 5.85 1.343 3704.0
66.00 39.25 6.26 1.539 3670.0
71.00 44.25 6.65 1.735 3632.0
76.00 49.25 7.02 1.931 3594.0
81.00 54.25 7.37 2.127 3551.0
86.00 59.25 7.70 2.324 3510.0
91.00 64.25 8.02 2.520 3493.0
96.00 69.25 8.32 2.716 3431.0
101.00 74.25 8.62 2.912 3396.0
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13) Pressure History Matching - Refine H, E, C Estimates
Using the QUIK Simulator, determine values for 'H', 'E', and 'C' which are internally consistent
with the treating pressure (e.g. the final net treating pressure, ps = ISIP minus closure pressure,
and the pressure decline behavior (e.g. the match pressure, ∆P*, and the time-to-close or efficiency)
measured after the mini-frac. It is generally best to start by matching the final net pressure, ps.
Use the QUIK Simulator along with the "refined" estimates of 'H', 'E', and 'C" to design several
frac treatments. First, select a desired proppant concentration (perhaps 6 or 8 PPG) and proppant
type (20/40 Ottawa Sand or 20/40 Intermediate strength). Then select a range of fracture lengths
(½lengths) to consider based on the initial "FOI" computations. Finally, use the QUIK Model (in
DESIGN model) to determine the proppant/fluid volumes needed to create these fracture lengths,
and to determine the resulting fracture conductivity, Fcd, and FOI. Estimate a "Total Well Future
Value" by multiplying the 3-year figure above ($450,000) by the FOI; determine the Net Present
Value (NPV), DROI, etc., for the table below.
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