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Get the physics right. Genuinely integrated hydraulic fracture and reservoir simulation.
- Previewing the Seven(!) ResFrac Papers to be Presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference
- Introducing StageOpt – State-of-the-Art Calculations for Optimizing Perforation Design
- Thermoelastic fracturing and buoyancy-driven convection – Surprising sources of longevity for EGS circulation
- Fervo Energy’s ‘Project Red’ Results Are a Historic Breakthrough for Geothermal Energy – What Comes Next?
- A New Approach for Interference Test Analysis: Quantifying the Degree of Production Impact
- Optimization of perforation orientation for achieving uniform proppant distribution between clusters
- Interesting papers from the 2023 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference
- Proppant distribution between perforation clusters
- ResFrac’s Automated Economic Optimization Tool
- Real-Time Changes To Completion Designs Are Poised to Unlock Value
- Operators Quantify How Completions Tweaks Drive Production
- Where, When and How to Refrac—Weighing All the Options
- From the American Oil and Gas Reporter: Geothermal Needs Oil Field Expertise
- Test Shows Fracturing Can Also Create Underground Water Heating Systems
- ResFrac Featured as Pioneering Software Technology in Hart Energy’s 2023 Hydraulic Fracturing Techbook
- Fervo Energy sees ‘breakthrough’ in enhanced geothermal technology, opening path for firm, clean power
- Hart Exclusive: Making Informed Subsurface Decisions
- ResFrac’s Garrett Fowler is named 2023 SPE Distinguished Lecturer
- DOE Innovators Roundtable on Enhanced Geothermal Systems with Secretary Granholm
- The Fracturing Plan: Hit a Well 300 ft Away—How Hard Could That Be?
- What Is Really Happening When Parent and Child Wells Interact?
- Why Multistage Stimulation Could Transform the Geothermal Industry
- TWA Energy Influencers 2021
- Frac Tech: Simulation Sheds Light On Complex Relationships Between Parent-Child Wells
- Exclusive 360 Energy Expert Network Video Interview: Understanding Your Reservoir – A conversation w/Mark McClure, CEO, ResFrac
- Obserintelligence Podcast interviews ResFrac CEO Mark McClure
- Hart Energy Profiles ResFrac as Innovative, Disruptive Technology
- ResFrac Corporation Closes Equity Financing with Altira Group and Launches New User Interface
- ResFrac on the Oil and Gas Startups Podcast
- Questions Over Permeability Prompt Producer-Led Group To Rebuild Key Fracture Diagnostic
- ATCE Startup Competition Names People’s Choice and Rising Star Winners
- University Group Lists “Most Promising” Oil & Gas Startups of the Year
- New Modeling Code Sees Deep Inside Fractures, May Change Thinking on Well Spacing
The industry’s only fully coupled hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulator
Fully integrated simulator
Multiphase flow, 3D fracture mechanics, proppant transport, poroelastic stresses, wellbore dynamics, and thermal effects. Mesh cracks as cracks.
Solve cutting-edge problems
Synthesize complex field-scale datasets to make practical decisions. Mitigate parent/child impacts, triple recovery factor with EOR, and design geothermal systems.
Proven impact on capital efficiency
Impacted 35+ operators by optimizing well spacing, cluster spacing, stage length, perforation design, fluid and proppant loading, and more.
Set-up for success
Industry-leading user-interface and cloud-based tools. Detailed documentation and training. Close collaboration with ResFrac’s expert team.
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Test designs in a virtual environment before implementing them in the field
- Integrate with your existing workflows Physics-based simulation is synergistic with data analytics and field data collection. Synthesize field data and accelerate the process of continuous improvement.
- Two modes of engagement We offer direct software licensing, consulting services, or a mix of both. Solutions fit for any size company - from small independents to supermajors and NOCs.
- Collaboration and experience We have worked with 35+ companies in every major shale plan in North America and co-authored 15 papers and case studies.
Physics-based simulation is synergistic with data analytics and field data collection. Synthesize field data and accelerate the process of continuous improvement.
Engineers and executives both love ResFrac
Engineers and geoscientists
ResFrac’s modeling solution couples hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulation, enabling you to simulate the full well life cycle in a single continuous simulation. Detailed, transparent technical documentation. Modern UI with built-in help content and wizards. Extensive training and user-support.
Senior leaders
Under pressure to maximize free cash flow? We help your team unlock value by iterating to the best design faster. Under pressure to increase reserves? We help mitigate parent/child problems, design enhanced oil recovery to multiply reserves, and develop cutting edge technologies.
Recent content from the ResFrac blog
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What ‘company culture’ means to us
We recently held our annual company retreat. This is an important event because we are a fully remote company, and it gives us the chance to get together in-person and spend quality time. This year, we did the retreat in Houston, following URTeC and our annual symposium. We visited Space Center Houston, went to an Astros game, and ate BBQ and Tex-Mex. As a Houston native, I picked some of my favorite things to do in town! We also held a meeting on ‘company culture.’ I asked the group – how do you perceive our company culture? What do we do well, and what could we do better? Here are the highlights.
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Horizontal hydraulic fractures in shales: are they real?
In ResFrac, we are always challenging ourselves—what should we be doing better? What new capabilities should we add to the simulator? One of our newest projects is adding horizontal fracture propagation. Under most conditions, hydraulic fractures form vertically, not laterally. However, in specific circumstances, horizontal fractures develop. Sometimes, they form in addition to vertical fractures, and sometimes, they form exclusively without any vertical fractures. Horizontal fracture propagation has not conventionally been included in commercial hydraulic fracturing simulators, but we think this is a capability well-worth developing.
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Previewing the Seven(!) ResFrac Papers to be Presented at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference
Next week, ResFrac will be coauthoring seven papers at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC). These papers include: operator case studies in the Haynesville, Marcellus, and Bakken, a study quantifying the effect of proppant uniformity on production and economics, a new procedure generalizing the Devon Quantification of Interference (DQI) method, and an excellent paper by a University of Texas PhD student on proppant flowback.