Print this pageOptimizing Hydraulic Fracture 
Stimulation
: Are We Working
With or Against Reservoir Conditions?
Shawn Maxwell
Schlumberger
Hydraulic fracture geometries are generally dictated by the
reservoir conditions, which control fracture height, complexity
and preferential growth. The stimulated fracture network depend
on the reservoir geological characteristics, particularly
the preexisting faults and fractures and both vertical and lateral
mechanical rock properties. To some extent the fracture
geometry can be controlled with well positioning and completion,
as well as the fracture stimulation design. The presentation
will focus on microseismic observations to illustrate the
factors that impact the fracture geometry, and examples of
optimizing the stimulation
for specific reservoir conditions.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90185 © AAPG Geoscience Technology Workshop, Revisiting Reservoir Quality Issues in Unconventional and Conventional Resources, Austin, Texas, November 12-13, 2013