You will learn

• Know the history and purpose of hydraulic fracturing and learn some modern operations
• Summarize the fundamental principles, applications, and considerations involved in designing a hydraulic fracturing job.
• Learn hoe the rock matrix and mechanical fractures would affect the fracture treatment design
• Stablish comparisons between the qualitative and quantitative models to describe fracture growth
• Describe direct and indirect techniques for fracture treatment diagnosis

Content

Hydraulic Fracturing Fundamentals

• Fundamental concepts
• Fracture initiation and growth
• Mechanic properties during fracturing
• Fracture initiation, propagation and closure pressures
• Qualitative and quantitative description of fracture growth

 

Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids

• Fluids function and properties
• Fracturing fluid rheology
• Fluid loss control
• Fracturing fluid additives
• Environmental aspects of fracturing fluids

 

Proppants

• Proppant functions
• Properties affecting proppant performance
• Types of proppants

 

Fracturing Equipment and Operations

• Surface equipment and layout
• Downhole equipment
• Specialized applications
• Fracturing stages

 

Fracturing Treatment Evaluation

• Micro seismic fracture mapping
• Well performance evaluation

 

 

Software applications:

• Hydraulic Fracture Design
• MS Excel spreadsheets

 

Text and Consulting books:

• “Petroleum Production Systems¨, M. J. Economides; A. D. Hill, C. Ehlig-Economides; Prentice Hall Petroleum Engineering Series