An accurate and efficient method for calculating fluid exchange between fractures and matrix with a non-conforming mesh
Paper published to arXiv: 1709.02493 on Mon, 11 Sep 2017.
Predicting variations of the least principal stress with depth: Application to unconventional oil and gas reservoirs using a log-based viscoelastic stress relaxation model
This paper was published online on 24 Feb 2022 and in print on 01 May 2022 in GEOPHYSICS 87: MR105-MR116.
Predicting Variations of Least Principal Stress with Depth in Unconventional Reservoirs from Laboratory Data Using the Concept of Viscoelastic Stress Relaxation
Paper presented at the ARMA/DGS/SEG International Geomechanics Symposium, Virtual, November 2021.
A model for proppant dynamics in a perforated wellbore
Article published in the International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Volume 167, October 2023, 104552.
Impacts of Variations of the Minimum Horizontal Stress on Hydraulic Fracture Growth and Microseismicity
Paper presented at the 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 2022.
An upscaling based three parameter elastic anisotropy model
This paper was published by Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering on 10 July 2023.
A Physics-Based Approach to Characterize Productivity Loss in the Haynesville Shale
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024.
The Perfect Frac Stage, What’s the Value?
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024.
Marcellus Field Development Optimization: Multi-Bench Evaluation in Bradford County, PA
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024.
Paper Number: URTEC-4044722-MS
Modeling of Proppant Flowback to Quantify and Predict its Impact on Shale Gas Production under Different Drawdown Strategies – A Vaca Muerta Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024.
Avoiding the Salts: Strategic Fracture Propagation Management for Enhanced Stimulation Efficiency in the Cane Creek Play
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2024.
Thermoelastic fracturing and buoyancy-driven convection – Surprising sources of longevity for EGS circulation
This article was originally posted as a ResFrac blog post, and published on arXiv in August 2023.
Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation and Long-Term Fluid Circulation at the Utah FORGE Project
Proceedings of the 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA on February 12-14, 2024.
Calibration Parameters Required to Match the Utah FORGE 16A(78)-32 Stage 3 Stimulation with a Planar Fracturing Model
Proceedings of the 48th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 6-8, 2023.
A Model for Optimizing Proppant Distribution Between Perforations
Paper presented at the 57th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, June 2023.
Applying Field-Proven Surface Modified Proppant SMP to Increase Gas Production: A Case Study from Marcellus Shale
Paper presented at the SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Charleston, West Virginia, USA, October 2019.
A Feasibility Study on Three Geothermal Designs: Deep Closed-Loop (with and without Conductive Fractures) and Open-Loop Circulation Between Multifractured Laterals
Conference paper published in the October 2021 GRC Transactions, Vol. 45, 2021.
Guest Editorial: Why Multistage Stimulation Could Transform the Geothermal Industry
Journal Paper published in the Journal of Petroleum Technology on October 1, 2021.
A Three-Dimensional Reservoir, Wellbore, and Hydraulic Fracturing Simulator that is Compositional and Thermal, Tracks Proppant and Water Solute Transport, Includes Non-Darcy and Non-Newtonian Flow, and Handles Fracture Closure
Paper presented at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, Montgomery, Texas, USA, February 2017.
Integrated Analysis of the Coupling Between Geomechanics and Operational Parameters to Optimize Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Proppant Distribution
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2019.
Applying a Combined Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir, and Wellbore Simulator: Staged Field Experiment #3, Cluster Spacing, and Stacked Parent/Child Frac Hits
Paper presented at the SPE Western Regional Meeting, Garden Grove, California, USA, April 2018.
Optimizing Completions in Tank Style Development
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 2019.
A Utica Case Study: The Impact of Permeability Estimates on History Matching, Fracture Length, and Well Spacing
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 2019.
Optimization of Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs in the Context of Stress Variations with Depth
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, October 2020.
Nuances and Frequently Asked Questions in Field-Scale Hydraulic Fracture Modeling
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2020.
Near-Wellbore Deposition of High Conductivity Proppant To Improve Effective Fracture Conductivity And Productivity of Horizontal Well Stimulations
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, October 2020.
Case History of Drainage Mapping and Effective Fracture Length in the Bakken
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2020.
High Fidelity Fibre-optic Observations and Resultant Fracture Modeling in Support of Planarity
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, May 2021.
Optimizing Shale Economics with an Integrated Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Simulator and a Bayesian Automated History Matching and Optimization Algorithm
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2022.
A New Crack Propagation Algorithm That Enables Accurate Simulation Of Propagation Across Thin Layers In A Practical Field-scale Fracturing Model
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2022.
A continuous fracture front tracking algorithm with multi layer tip elements (MuLTipEl) for a plane strain hydraulic fracture
Paper printed in the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 217, October 2022.
A comparison of hydraulic fracture front tracking algorithms
Paper presented at the 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 2022.
Field Development Optimization of Haynesville Shale Wells
Paper presented at the ASME 2022 Onshore Petroleum Technology Conference, September 20-21, 2022, in Houston, TX, USA.
Modeling Frac Hits: Mechanisms for Damage Versus Uplift
Paper presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 2022.
Using Geochemical Production Allocation to Calibrate Hydraulic Fracture and Reservoir Simulation Models: A Permian Basin Case Study
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2022.
Optimizing Well Spacing and Completion Design Using Simulation Models Calibrated to the Hydraulic Fracture Test Site 2 (HFTS-2) Dataset
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2022.
The Impact of Extended-Time Proppant Conductivity Impairment on the Ultimate Recovery from Unconventional Horizontal Well Completions
Paper presented at the SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference & Exhibition, Muscat, Oman, January 2022.
Lithologically-Controlled Variations of the Least Principal Stress with Depth and Resultant Frac Fingerprints During Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, June 2022.
Utilizing Thermally Controlled Fluid to Improve Cluster Uniformity and Efficiency
Paper presented at the SPE Symposium: Unconventionals in the Middle East – From Exploration to Development Optimisation, Manama, Bahrain, March 2022.
Results From a Collaborative Parent/Child Industry Study: Permian Basin
Abstract This paper summarizes results from a collaborative industry study involving seven operators and ten pad-scale datasets across four different shale plays (Delaware, Midland, Bakken, and Montney). This paper specifically […]
Design and Implementation of Field Tests in Unconventional Reservoirs: Practical Perspectives
Paper presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, USA, October 2022.
Sealed Wellbore Pressure Monitoring (SWPM) and Calibrated Fracture Modeling: The Next Step in Unconventional Completions Optimization
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, January 2023.
Analysis of Uniformity of Proppant Distribution Between Clusters Based on a Proppant-Wellbore Dynamics Model
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023.
A Success Story: Screening and Optimizing Refracs in the Eagle Ford
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 2023.
Optimization and Design of Next-Generation Geothermal Systems Created by Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2022.
Sensitivity Analysis of the Main Variables Affecting the EUR Response Under Parent-Child Effect, Using a Comprehensive Simulation Workflow in the Core of Vaca Muerta
Paper presented at the SPE/AAPG/SEG Latin America Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2023.
Two is Better Than One: How Measuring Twice Substantiates Surprising Results. Three Cases Studies from North American Unconventionals
Paper presented at the SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, September 2023.
Impact of Well Orientation on Well Productivity
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2024.
Practical Optimization of Perforation Design with a General Correlation for Proppant and Slurry Transport from the Wellbore
Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, February 2024.
Case Studies in Integrated Fracture Design and Well Spacing Optimization in Shale
Paper presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, February 2024.
