Finding a solution to the frac hit problem

摘要

Larger completions and tighter well spacing give rise to the industry's reservoir management challenge. While oil and gas companies work to drain reservoirs of every possible barrel by drilling thousands of infill, or child, wells, they have found many of those infill wells communicate or "hit" parent wells. The effect often leads to decreased production in parent wells - up to 30%, according to Schlumberger - declines in EUR or, in some cases, damaged well equipment.