Comparison of Multiphase-flow Results in Transverse vs.. Longitudinal Fracturing

Abstract

There is an ongoing debate about whether the best practice is to drill a horizontal well in the direction of minimum horizontal stress, which would create a transversely fractured well, or to drill the well in the direction of maximum horizontal stress, which would create a longitudinally fractured well. This paper presents the results of a comprehensive multiphase-flow study that investigated the relationship between the principal stresses and lateral direction in hydraulically fractured horizontal wells.

Department(s)

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0149-2136

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2024 Society of Petroleum Engineers, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Mar 2017

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