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Fracture Height Growth and Production From Multiple Reservoirs

J.L. Saulsberry, Richard A. Schraufnagel, A.H. Jones

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ABSTRACT The objective of two separate fracture treatment experiments performed in the Oak Grove Field, Alabama, was to estimate fracture geometry and effectiveness. In the first treatment an innovative design to connect a number of thin seams with one stimulation was tested. In the second treatment the goal was to determine the height growth and fracture length that might be achieved in a typical conventional water/sand stimulation design. Fracture diagnostics and modeling were used to estimate fracture geometry. Post-fracture production analysis indicates that the treatment using a crosslinked gel created a more effective propped fracture than the treatment using fresh water.

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Key concepts: Fracture (geology), Fracture treatment, Production (economics), Geotechnical engineering, Geology, Materials science, Surgery, Macroeconomics