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Efficient Harvesting of Previous HitUnconventionalNext Hit and Challenging Previous HitResourcesNext Hit Using Wireline Imaging and Cross-Dipole Sonic Data

P. Williams1

1Weatherford

Abstract

Efficient harvesting of Previous HitunconventionalNext Hit and challenging Previous HitresourcesNext Hit usually requires ‘Previous HitunconventionalTop’ drilling and completion techniques. This often means horizontal wells and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing are needed for economic production volumes.

Microseismic data and coring studies suggest that hydraulic fractures interact heavily with natural fractures. Determining which zones in a horizontal well are naturally fractured and the rock mechanical properties is important as it enables an efficient hydraulic fracturing program.

 

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90188 ©GEO-2014, 11th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, 10-12 March 2014, Manama, Bahrain