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Fracturing with Light-Weight ProppantsRPSEA Sub-contract Number: 07122-38
Abhishek GauravMing Gu
Kishore MohantyUniversity of Texas at Austin
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Outline
• Why shale gas?• Technical issues with fracturing shale gas• Project Objective• Project Tasks• Results• Conclusions
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Why Shale Gas ?
3courtesy: HALLIBURTON
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4courtesy: HALLIBURTON
Tcf/a
Year
Rebound in Gas Production
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Key Issues with Shale Gas Production
• Low connectivity between pore space and well-bore: Multi-stage hydraulic fracturing
• Need long, narrow fractures; proppant settling• Water needed for fracturing fluid• Water disposal• Public perception
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Proppant Settling in Slickwater StimulationUTFRAC-3D
(Gadde et al., SPE 89875, 2004 )
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Project Objectives
• To develop non-damaging fracture fluids for long fractures in gas shale reservoirs
• Minimize water use (and disposal) • Demonstrate their use by field tests
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Strategy: Ultra-light-weight proppants & foam
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Tasks
• Proppant properties• Foam formulation• Flow capacity• Proppant transport• Fracture design• Field test
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Ultra Light Weight Proppants (ULW)
ULW1 (Polymeric) ULW2 (Resin impregnatedWalnut hull)
ULW3 (Resin coated Ceramic)
Reference: White Sand
(Supplied by BJ Services)
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ResultsULW-1 ULW-2 ULW-3
Nominal density 1.08 1.25 1.75
Density of Pack (g/cc) (without closure stress)
0.6 0.8 1.2
Porosity of Pack (without closure stress)
44 % 36 % 31%
Sphericity 1 0.62±0.7 0.78±0.1
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Riley SphericityΨR=(Di/Dc)0.5
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Size Distribution
11courtesy: BJ Services
14-40
14-30
20-35
ULW1 is broadest; ULW2 is largest; ULW3 is narrowest.
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Strength Test Tool
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Strength Test of ULW1 Pack
13Maximum stress ~41,000-45,000 psi
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Strength Test of ULW2 Pack
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E~25000 psi
Maximum stress ~30,000-40,000 psi
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Strength Test of ULW3 Pack
15Maximum stress ~45,000 psi
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Minimum Horizontal Stress
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Fines formation
Maximum stress
reached <= 45000
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Maximum stress
reached <= 45000
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Maximum stress
reached <= 30000
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Maximum stress
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ULW 1 4.76 % 6.06 % 1.49 % 4.48 %
ULW 2 1.41 % 2.59 % 1.33 % 1.36 %
ULW 3 23.38 % 27.05 % 9.02 % 13.95 %
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ULW3 forms the most fines.
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Strength Test of ULW1 Pack, 90 C
18E ~20,000 psi
ULW 1 at 90 C
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ULW 1, pack-3, loss=0.47%
ULW 1,pack-4, loss=0.08%
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Strength Test of ULW2 Pack, 90 C
19E ~20,000 psi
ULW 2 at 90 C
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ULW 2, pack-1, loss=1.47%ULW 2, pack-2, loss=1.64%ULW 2, pack-3, loss=1.93%ULW 2, pack-4, loss=0.85%
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Strength Test of ULW3 Pack at 90 C
20E~40,000 psi
ULW 3 at 90 C
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ULW 3 pack-1, loss=33.29% ULW 3 pack-2, loss=35.20%ULW 3 pack-3, loss=30.87%ULW 3 pack-4, loss=32.87%
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Strength of Single Proppants
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Strength of Single Proppants
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Foam Fracturing Fluid
1. Less water consumption
2. Gas expanding after the treatment to help recovery of the liquid phase
3. The two-phase structure has high viscosity
4. Gel filtercake deposited on the formation face is thinner (control the fluid loss)
5. Little proppant is produced if the flowback rate is kept low.
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Experimental Setup for Stability Test
The bubble picture
Bubble size:1mm(low flow rate )
Bubble size:2 mm(high flow rate )
Schematic figure of the setup
Needle-size inlet through the tape
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Foam Stability
Foam half-life ~ 150 min
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Settling Velocity (Vs)
• Vs = [0.072g(p- w)]0.71d1.14/w0.29 0.43 for water
• Vs = 0 for all the proppants and the sand in foam
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Nominal Density (gm/ml)
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x xxxFoam
Water
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ULW3ULW2
ULW1
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Future Work
• Measuring proppant conductivity
• Dynamic proppant settling and transport
• Rheology of foam-proppant slurry
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Conclusions
• ULW proppant packs can endure stresses expected in Barnett shale; conductivity will be measured before recommendation for use.
• ULW1 and ULW2 produce small amount of fines; ULW3 produces large amounts of fines at high stress.
• Foams can be formulated that are stable during the fracturing process.
• The settling velocity increases with proppant density in water; settling is negligible in foams in static tests.
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Acknowledgements
• RPSEA• Dr. Q. Qu & Dr. T. Pisklak, BJ Services• Dr. A. Daneshy, Daneshy Consulting
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Proppant Settling in Slickwater Stimulation
(www.slb.com/.../stimulation/stimmap_gas_cs.asp )