Investigation of the Davis Sandstone (Ft. Worth Basin, Texas) as a Suitable Formation for the GRI Hydraulic Fracture Test Site. Topical Report, March 1992.

摘要

The concept of the GRI Hydraulic Fracture Test Site (HFTS) was to provide a field laboratory to (1) validate 3-dimensional hydraulic fracture models in tight gas sandstone and (2) develop technology in fracture diagnostics and stimulation. The Davis sandstone in the Ft. Worth Basin, north-central Texas, was initially selected as a viable candidate formation for HFTS research based on the results of a co-op well program initiated with Dallas Production. To gather comprehensive data on a specific site for HFTS research, the S.A. Holditch and Associates Data Well No. 1 was drilled in June 1991. The results of geological, petrophysical and engineering analyses of the co-ops and data well are the basis of the report. These analyses indicate that in northern Parker and southern Wise Counties, Texas, the Davis sediments range from 250 to 350 ft thick. A broadly-continuous, 100-ft thick interval in the upper part of the gross interval comprises the Davis Reservoir. The average permeability of the Davis Reservoir was found to be 0.08 md with an average closure stress of 0.45 psi/ft. The shale barriers above and below the Davis had average closure stress of 0.63 to 0.73 psi/ft and 0.88 to 0.98 psi/ft, respectively. Hydraulic fracture azimuth was found to range from N10 E to N20 E. Drainage area from production analyses was calculated to be 48.7 acres in northwest Parker County. Natural fractures were encountered in the Davis, causing severe drilling problems in Data Well No. 1. Further work in the Davis was therefore suspended.