Using planar fracture models to match treatment pressure and improve understanding of fracture-geometry generation is not a new concept. At some point during the progression from vertical to horizontal wellbores, however, many within the industry forgot about the learnings that still can be gained from current fracture models. The complete paper demonstrates the benefits of honoring data measurements from a multitude of potential sources to help engineers do a better job of including more diagnostics into routine operations to provide additional insight and result in improved models and completion designs.
Introduction
Many sources of reservoir, drilling, and completion data and measurements are available to well operators. However, in nearly all cases, a balance must be achieved of what can be captured at a reasonable cost and the associated value of the information gained.
