Design and Appraisal of Hydraulic Fractures

By Jack R. Jones and Larry K Britt

Book Overview

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Design and Appraisal of Hydraulic Fractures offers a basic yet comprehensive introduction to the completion and reservoir engineering aspects of hydraulic fracture stimulation. The book covers the design and placement of a hydraulic fracture stimulation. It introduces the use of dynamic data to characterize the in-place hydraulic fracture, outlining the methods of pressure-transient analysis for both pressure-drawdown and pressure-buildup tests. Three approaches are discussed: rate-decline type curves, analytical and semianalytical methods, and numerical simulation. Essential elements are given for each and illustrated with field examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555631436
• ISBN13: 9781555631437
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"