Permian Basin: High Performance Ceramics

An investigation of the performance of a group of North Dakota Bakken wells was conducted for the purpose of assessing the relative benefit of premium ceramic proppants compared to 20/40 white sand and other ceramic proppants.

The observed production histories of the wells, normalized for reservoir quality, severity of pressure drawdown and treatment type and size were used as the basis for the comparison.

The primary performance metrics employed were: apparent or effective fracture half-length normalized for the amount of placed proppant, sustainability of the reservoir/wellbore connectivity, an initial normalized productivity metric and average gross incremental value at the end of the normalized observed production histories.  The two premium proppants had similar benefit, while the third ceramic proppant did not compare well, even with 20/40 white sand.

Location: Norris Center - Westchase
9990 Richmond Avenue - Suite 102
Houston , Texas 77042

Date: May 20, 2014, 11:30 a.m. - May 20, 2014, 1 p.m.