Best Practices in Interpretation of DFIT Tests for Shmin, Permeability, and Pore Pressure
DFIT interpretation has been a theme of the work that we’ve done within ResFrac. Our collaborative 2018 Industry Study, which culminated in one of the ‘Best of URTeC’ papers in […]
Modeling Frac Hit Damage in ResFrac
Shale wells often experience huge production losses after a frac hit. For example, Figure 22 from King et al. (2017) shows a parent well in the Woodford that experienced a […]
Another Boulder on the Pile of Evidence Against the Tangent Method of Picking Fracture Closure
There has been a lot of controversy over the past five years over how to estimate stress/closure pressure from shut-in pressure transients from Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests (DFITs). Today, I […]
2020 ResFrac Symposium
Last month we hosted our annual ResFrac Symposium – our annual event for ResFrac customers. In keeping with the times, the event took place over Zoom instead of in-person. Despite […]
Collaborating with whitson to Improve ResFrac’s Fluid Modeling
Recently, we’ve been fortunate to work with whitson (https://whitson.com/) on work for a mutual client. Founded by Prof. Curtis Whitson at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, they specialize […]
With Lower Prices, Operators Need to Reoptimize Well Spacing and Frac Design
On April 20, WTI traded as low as -$37/bbl, the lowest ‘price’ ever. Massive demand reduction caused by COVID-19 coupled with a collapse in OPEC+ supply constraints have conspired to […]
The New ResFrac User Interface
The new ResFrac user interface is fully operational! It was released in November, and since then, we’ve been regularly rolling out major updates. It’s been a large and complex team […]
