Proppants, We Still Don't Need to Proppants-A Perspective of Several Operators

摘要

In SPE 38611"Proppants, We Don't Need No Proppants" data showed that fracture treatments using treated water and very low proppant concentrations(waterfracs) were very successful in the East Texas Cotton Valley sandstone. The paper presented limited initial results from one operator in one ficle. Following this paper a more comprehensive set of production comparisons of wells completed with standard frac jobs and waterfracs since 1996 for several different operators in the East Texas area are presented. Analysis of offset comparisons, economics, and other benefits are described from the aspect of several different operators.