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- 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
- DOE Innovators Roundtable on Enhanced Geothermal Systems with Secretary Granholm
- ResFrac’s Automated Economic Optimization Tool
- Why Multistage Stimulation Could Transform the Geothermal Industry
- TWA Energy Influencers 2021
- Frac Tech: Simulation Sheds Light On Complex Relationships Between Parent-Child Wells
- Hart Energy Profiles ResFrac as Innovative, Disruptive Technology
- ARMA International Geomechanics Symposium
- ResFrac Office Hours: December 13
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.
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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

Technical barriers for deep closed-loop geothermal
This is the most exciting time in my lifetime for geothermal. There are many, many innovative things happening. To name a few – promising new approaches to Enhanced Geothermal Systems, geothermal projects in sedimentary and lower enthalpy formations, new approaches for geothermal exploration, lithium extraction from produced brines, geothermal energy storage, integrations with CO2 storage and capture, and new technologies for producing energy from hot water that is coproduced with oil and gas. However, this post is about a concept about which I remain skeptical – deep closed-loop heat exchangers (McClure, 2021). These designs are sometimes called ‘Advanced Geothermal Systems,’ AGS (Malek et al., 2022).

Modeling simulfracs and subsurface implications
Simulfrac’s are growing in popularity (see 2021 JPT article for when the trend was just gaining momentum). The idea is that one pumping crew can treat two wells simultaneously versus one well at a time. As such, a frac crew may zipper four wells at a time versus two. At ResFrac we are seeing an increase in simulfrac interest across our consulting and license customers. Simulfrac’ing wells within the ResFrac software is simple to set up without any complicated modifications – so this makes ResFrac an ideal platform to investigate the effects of simulfracs.

A New Approach for Interference Test Analysis: Quantifying the Degree of Production Impact
This blog post summarizes a new procedure for interpreting interference tests in shale. The full procedure and a detailed writeup are provided by Almasoodi et al. (2023). Interference tests are one of the most effective diagnostics for assessing communication between neighboring wells. This information is critical for optimizing completion design and well spacing.