Analysis and prediction of stimulated reservoir volumes through hydraulic fracturing: Examples from western Arkoma Basin

摘要

Geologic models built from well logs and natural fracture (NF) parameters obtained at shale and carbonate outcrops/quarries were employed in understand artificial hydraulic fracture (HF) propagation and stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) geometries. We applied field HF treatment parameters from an Arkoma Basin well, located 20-25 miles (32-40 km) east of the studied quarries. We matched the microseismic cloud (MC) geometries of three field stages, followed by sensitivity analyses of various HF treatment and reservoir parameters.