Instructor: Dr. Ali Daneshy
Date TBA as needed – Houston
1.6 CEU
This course offers a down-to-earth, easy to understand nuts and bolts of fracture initiation and extension in horizontal wells and various tools and techniques that are in use today for successfully producing unconventional low permeability reservoirs.
Successful fracturing of a horizontal well requires deeper understanding of the relationship between reservoir and formation properties, in-situ stresses, well completion, and details of fracture design. Through numerous case histories and actual job results the course discusses the critical relationship between completion design in openhole and cemented liner completions and the growth pattern of the created fractures which ultimately determine the well productivity. It presents the different fracturing strategies that are being used in different geologic formations, and the completion options that help their implementation.
This course is designed specifically for practicing engineers and geologists. It is suited for all interested in improving the outcome of hydraulic fracturing treatments in horizontal wells, including drilling, completion, reservoir and production engineers as well as geologists and geophysicists. Both technical and management staff will benefit from attending this course.
- Mechanics of fracture initiation and extension
- Fracturing options in un-cemented liner completions with case histories
- Fracturing options in cemented cased-hole completions with case histories
- Fracture mapping & diagnostic tool
- Summary and discussion
November 15, 2011
Fundamentals of Hydraulic Fracturing
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Instructor: Dr. Ali Daneshy
Date TBA as needed – Houston
1.6 CEU
Note: Participants receive a one-year subscription to Hydraulic Fracturing Journal
What is a hydraulic fracture? Why do we fracture wells? How do we fracture wells? What materials do we use? What constitutes a successful job? These are the questions answered in this course.
This course is designed for beginners as well as people already familiar with hydraulic fracturing. Different fracturing concepts are presented in simple terms and through common sense engineering principles. The workshop avoids use of complex mathematics and equations.
This workshop has two main objectives; a sound fundamental understanding of the mechanics and techniques of hydraulic fracturing, and, how to apply them in day-to-day operations. The participants learn the relationship between fracturing parameters and production increase. They become well-informed buyers and users of hydraulic fracturing.
By separating and focusing on the essential technical information this course offers in three days what other workshops try to cover in one week.
At the conclusion of this course the participants will learn;
About the Instructor
Dr. Ali Daneshy teaches a graduate course on hydraulic fracturing at the University of Houston and is president of Daneshy Consultants Int’l. He is an SPE Distinguished Lecturer and winner of SPE Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to hydraulic fracturing. He is well-known throughout the world for his fracturing expertise. He has over 40 technical publications on the subject and has led and participated in planning, execution and optimization of many fracturing campaigns in all parts of the world during his 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. This is a very popular course and is taught regularly in US, Canada and many other countries.