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SPE Permian Basin Section Meeting - March
SPE Permian Basin Section Meeting - March
"Refracturing Design Considerations and Candidate Selection"
Dr. Jennifer L. Miskimins
March 30, 2017
11:30am - 1:00pm
Midland Petroleum Club
Early registration is not required and costs $25. Tickets are available at the door for $30.
Abstract: Horizontal well developments in unconventional reservoirs, focused on transverse hydraulic fracture stimulation, have evolved rapidly over the past decade. Many of these completions may have missed or bypassed significant reserves that were intended to be produced from the well. This presentation is based off of the paper SPE 184837 Reservoir and Completion Considerations for the Refracturing of Horizontal Wells and discusses the potential reasons for these inefficient completions, provides considerations for candidate selection for refracturing, and reviews the impacts of offset depletion/infill wells on refracturing.
Rate transient post-treatment stimulation analysis (RTA) is a powerful tool that can help to determine if and when a horizontal well is receptive to refracturing. Such analysis can help to determine if a well is underperforming, and if that underperformance is due to an inefficient completion or due to reservoir conditions. This presentation discusses the use of RTA as an important tool for refracturing practices, along with the importance of appropriate well conditioning/unloading prior to determining if a refracturing may or may not be successful. The impacts of bashing into offset depletion during refracturing treatments is also discussed, along with appropriate design considerations to minimize such impacts.
Refracturing can be an important tool to the industry and deserves the attention that it is currently receiving. However, success of such treatments is not guaranteed in every well and the criteria for candidate selection should be a top focus when evaluating such a program, as candidate selection will likely make or break the success of the treatment.
Bio: Dr. Jennifer L. Miskimins is an Associate Professor and the Associate Department Head in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Miskimins holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in petroleum engineering. Between her BS and graduate degrees, she worked for Marathon Oil Company in a variety of locations as a production engineer and supervisor. Dr. Miskimins started teaching at CSM in 2002 and was full-time until 2013 when she returned to industry. From 2013-2016, she continued to hold a part-time appointment at CSM, advising research and graduate students, while working for Barree & Associates. In 2016, she returned full-time to the university.
Dr. Miskimins specializes in well completions, stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and associated production issues. She is the founder and current Director of the Fracturing, Acidizing, Stimulation Technology (FAST) Consortium and also co-directs the Center for Earth Materials, Mechanics, and Characterization (CEMMC). Her research interest focus on the optimization of stimulation treatments and the importance of such on associated recovery efficiencies.
Dr. Miskimins is currently the Completions Technical Director on the SPE International Board of Directors. She was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2010-2011 and 2013-2014 on hydraulic fracturing in unconventional reservoirs. Dr. Miskimins serves on a variety of conference organizing committees and as a technical editor for various journals. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado.
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501 W Wall St
Midland, TX 79701
United States
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