Hydraulic Fracturing

Course Duration:

5 Working Days

Course Overview:

This course introduces the fundamentals of hydraulic fracturing and basic geo-mechanics parameters impacting it. The main objective of the course is to introduce the basic principles of hydraulic fracturing as a stimulation technique to enhance well productivity. It emphasizes general topics on theory, reservoir and production engineering, and field operations involved with hydraulic fracturing. It includes discussions on the importance of fracturing, identification of well stimulation candidates, basic fracture design approach, fracture fluids and proppant selection, pre and post fracture tests, and diagnostics techniques.

Course Objective:

Production, operations, completions and reservoir engineers who are actively involved in hydraulic fracturing design and applications will gain in-depth understanding of hydraulic fracturing theory and applied concepts It is designed for engineers that have some fracturing experience or are engaged in well selection and design of fracturing.

Course Content:

1. Important reservoir properties that affect fracture design
2. Rock properties and fracture mechanics related to fracturing
3. Basic Hydraulic Fracturing propagation models and software
4. Pre-fracture calibration tests/DFIT
5. Fracturing fluids
6. Fluid leak-off
7. Prop pant transport
8. Fracture conductivity
9. Design and execution of hydraulic fracturing treatment
10. Horizontal well fracturing