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West Texas Geological Society
Abstract
The Impact of Induced Fracture Surface Area on Production in the Avalon Shale when Thermal Maturity is Marginal
Abstract
The high commodity price differential between liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons has stimulated quite a bit of activity in the Avalon Shale and upper Bone Spring members. This play contains a mix of shales and conventional porosity/permeability members that exhibit lower thermal maturity, and as a whole, appear to fit into the count of liquid hydrocarbon-rich North American shales that have been recently defined as resource plays by the SPEE. As such, these may be looked at as areas that can be impacted as much by D&C process as by simply working and living with naturally existing Darcy parameters. This presentation seeks to look at the role of specific process improvements that increase total induced fracture surface area, and make suggestions that may radically shorten a given G&G & engineering learning curve when “entering the fray”. Finally, there have been some substantial improvements in exploratory microseismic technologies over the last 2 years, and these will be briefly shared.
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