Event Description

Intended Audience

This course is of interest to petroleum engineers involved (directly or indirectly) in the design and evaluation of hydraulic fracturing treatments. It would be beneficial for participants to have a basic understanding of hydraulic fracturing and well completion concepts.

Description

This course presents the fundamentals of fracturing pressure analysis. This includes design parameters that can be determined, uses and limitations of such analysis for on-site design, and field examples. Sessions include real world examples from a variety of environments, from "tight" gas to high permeability, offshore, and "frac-pack" treatments.

Topics Covered

♦ In Situ Stresses

♦ Fracture Geometry

♦ Closure Pressure Determination

♦ Bottomhole Treating Pressure Interpretation

♦ Pressure Declline Analysis, Fluid Efficiency, Fluid Loss Coefficient

♦ Pressure vs. Fracture Height Growth - Stress Profile

♦ Proppant/Fluid Scheduling From Pressure Decline Data

Comments

To register for this course go to www.spe.org/go/TrainingSchedule

Attachments


Event Contact	Event Coordinator
Chiwila Mumba-Black	Chiwila Mumba-Black
(972) 952-1114	(972) 952-1114

SPEI: Hydraulic Fracturing/Pressure Analysis

Tuesday 2-Mar-10 8:00 AM to Wednesday 3-Mar-10 5:00 PM CST

Speaker Michael Smith

Company: NSI Technologies, Inc.

Biography

Michael B. Smith is President of NSI Technologies, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has more than 20 years' experience in rock mechanics, well completions, and hydraulic fracturing, both with a major operator and as a consultant. He has served as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer and wrote two chapters in the SPE Monogaph Recent Advances in Hydraulic Fracturing. Most recently, he was awarded the Lester C. Uren award for his technical contributions to hydraulic fracturing.