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MinifracTestOverview
Analysis
PreClosureAnalysis
LeakoffTypes
NolteAfterClosureAnalysis
Soliman/CraigAfterClosureAnalysis
ACAModeling
RadialFlowExample
LinearFlowExample
MinifracTestDesign
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WhatisaMinifrac Test?
Aminifractestisaninjection/falloffdiagnostictest
performedwithoutproppantbeforeamainfracture
stimulationtreatment
Theintentistobreakdowntheformationtocreatea
shortfractureduringtheinjectionperiod,andthen
toobserveclosureofthefracturesystemduringthe
ensuingfalloffperiod.
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WhatisaMinifrac Test?
The created fracture can cut through nearwellbore damage, and provide better
communication between the wellbore and true formation.
A minifrac test is capable of providing better results than a closed chamber test performed
on a formation where fluid inflow is severely restricted by formation damage.
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WhyPerformaMinifrac Test?
Determineinitialformationpressure(Pi)&effective
permeability(k)to:
Assistproduction/pressuredataanalysis
Provideinitialinputsforreservoirmodels
Assessstimulationeffectiveness
Helpquantifyreserves
Estimatefracturedesignparameterssuchas:
Fracturegradient
Closurepressure(minimumhorizontalstress)
Leakoffcoefficients
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WhyPerformaMinifrac Test?
ForShale/TightFormations:
EffectivePermeability(k)isverylow
Matrixpermeabilityofafewnanodarciestoafewmicrodarcies(when
naturalfracturesexist)renderconventionaltestsimpracticalbefore
stimulation
HorizontalMultiFracWells
Massivehydraulicfracturetreatments
Multiplefracturestages
Multipleperforationclustersperfracturestage
Numerousfracturenetworkscreated
Difficulttoquantifyeffectiveformationpermeabilityandpressureafter
stimulation
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WhyPerformaMinifrac Test?
ShutinTimeRequiredtoEstimatePi &k(AfterPerforating)
BasedonHaynesvilleShaleProperties
11000
10500
10000
9000
2 Weeks
8500 10 Nanodarcies
4 Years!
8000
7500
7000
6500 Skin = +2
6000
5500
5000
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
Time (h)
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WhyPerformaMinifrac Test?
ShutinTimeRequiredtoEstimatePi &k(AfterPerforating)
BasedonHaynesvilleShaleProperties
4
Skin = +2
((106 psi2/cP) hr)
106
105
Impulse Derivative (ta)2 d/d(ta)
104
103
101
1.0
10-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 102 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 103 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 104 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 105
Pseudo-Time (h)
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WhyPerformaMinifrac Test?
ShutinTimeRequiredtoEstimatePi &K(AfterMinifrac)
BasedonHaynesvilleShaleProperties
15500
15000
Skin = 2.5
14500
14000
Pressure (psi(a))
13500
1000 Nanodarcies
10 Nanodarcies
1 Day
13000 5 Months
12500
100 Nanodarcies
2 Weeks
12000
11500
11000
10500
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Time (h)
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WhyPerformaMinifrac Test?
ShutinTimeRequiredtoEstimatePi&K(AfterMinifrac)
BasedonHaynesvilleShaleProperties
4
((106 psi2/cP) hr)
106
Skin = 2.5
4
105
Impulse Derivative (ta)2 d/d(ta)
104
103
101
1.0
10-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 102 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 103 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 104 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 105
Pseudo-Time (h)
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Minifrac TestOverview
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Minifrac Analysis
Minifrac TestAnalysisisconductedintwosteps:
PreClosureAnalysis(PCA)
Usesspecialderivativesandtimefunctions(GFunc on,t)
Indentifyleakoffbehaviourandclosurepressure
AfterClosureAnalysis(ACA)
Similarworkflowtotraditionalpressuretransientanalysis
Usesimpulsesolutiontoestablishformationpermeability(k)
andpressure(Pi)
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PCA:Parameters
ThefollowingparametersaredeterminedfromthePreClosureAnalysis(PCA):
FractureClosurePressure(pc)
pc =MinimumHorizontalStress
InstantaneousShutInPressure(ISIP)/PropagationPressure
ISIP=FinalBo omholeInjec onPressureFric onComponent
FractureGradient
FractureGradient=ISIP/FormationDepth
NetFracturePressure(pnet)
pnet =ISIP ClosurePressure
FluidEfficiency:theratioofthestoredvolumewithinthefractureto
thetotalfluidinjected
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PCA:GFunction
The Gfunction is a dimensionless time function relating shutin time (t) to total
pumping time (tp) at an assumed constant rate and are based on the following
equations:
TwolimitingcasesfortheGfunctionareshownhere:
=1.0isforlowleakoff
=0.5isforhighleakoff
Thevalueofg0 isthecomputedvalueofgatshutin.
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PCA:GFunctionAnalysis
G-Function
1000 8000 120
Inj. Volume 3.99 bbl
Fracture Closure
ISIP 7930.1 psi(a)
Gc 21.014 7900 110
Ddatum 9650.000 ft
900 t c 159.76 min Frac grad 0.822 psi/ft
pc 7308.4 psi(a) 7800
100
800 7700
Semilog Derivative
Semilog Derivative G dp/dG (psi(a))
pdata
90
Fracture Closure 7600
p (psi(a))
500 7300 60
7200 50
400
7100
40
300
7000
30
6900
200
20
Fracture Closure 6800
100 Gc 21.014
6700 10
t c 159.76 min
pc 7308.4 psi(a)
0 6600 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
G-function time
FractureclosureisidentifiedasthepointwheretheGFunctionderivativestartsto
deviatedownwardfromthestraightline
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PCA:LeakOffTypes
NormalLeakoff:occurswhenthefractureareaisconstantduringshutinandtheleakoff
occursthroughahomogeneousrockmatrix
Thecharacteristicsignaturesofnormalleakoffare:
1. Aconstantpressurederivative(dP/dG)duringfractureclosure.
2. TheGFunctionderivative(GdP/dG)liesonastraightlinethatpassesthroughthe
origin
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NormalLeakoff
Normal Leakoff
TwocharacteristicsarevisibleontheGfunctioncurve:
1. TheGFunctionderivativeGdP/dG liesbelowastraightlineextrapolatedthroughthenormal
leakoffdata.
2. TheGFunctionderivativeGdP/dG exhibitsaconcaveuptrend.
3. TheFirstDerivative dP/dG alsoexhibitsaconcaveuptrend.
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FractureHeightRecession
Fracturepenetratesimpermeablezone
FractureHeightRecession
Fracturepenetratesimpermeablezone
TransverseStorage
EarlyTime Secondaryfracturesopen
TransverseStorage
LateTime Secondaryfracturesclose
PCA:LeakOffTypes
PressureDependentLeakoff(PDL):indicatestheexistenceofsecondaryfracturesintersectingthemain
fracture,andisidentifiedbyacharacteristichumpintheG Functionderivativethatliesabovethe
straightlinefitthroughthenormalleakoffdata.
Thecharacteristicsignaturesofpressuredependentleakoffare:
1. AcharacteristiclargehumpintheGFunctionderivativeGdP/dG liesabovethestraight
linethatpassesthroughtheorigin..
2. Subsequenttothehump,thepressuredeclineexhibitsnormalleakoff.
3. Theportionofthenormalleakoffliesonastraightlinepassingthroughtheorigin.
4. Theendofthehumpisidentifiedasfissureopeningpressure.
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PressureDependantLeakoff
EarlyTime Extraleakofffrommicrofractures athigh
pressure/earlytime
PressureDependantLeakoff
LateTime Microfractures close,normalleakoffresumes
PCA:LeakOffTypes
FractureTipExtension occurswhenafracturecontinuestogrowevenafterinjectionisstoppedandthe
wellisshutin.Itisaphenomenonthatoccursinverylowpermeabilityreservoirs,astheenergywhich
normallywouldbereleasedthroughleakoffistransferredtotheendsofthefracture.
Thecharacteristic signaturesoffracturetipextensionare:
1. TheGFunctionderivativeGdP/dG initiallyexhibitsalargepositiveslopethatcontinuesto
decreasewithshutintime,yieldingaconcavedowncurvature.
2. AnystraightlinefitthroughtheGFunctionderivativeGdP/dG intersectstheyaxisabovethe
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FractureTipExtension
FractureTipExtensionProvidesExtraLeakOff
AfterClosureAnalysis(ACA)
ACAisperformedonfalloffdatacollectedafterfractureclosure
Similarworkflowtotraditionalpressuretransientanalysis
TraditionalPTAfoundedontheconstantratesolution
MainACAtechniquesarefoundedontheimpulsesolution
TheconstantratesolutionhingesontheflowratepriortoSI
Theimpulsesolutionhingesonadefinedvolume
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AfterClosure LinearFlow
Plan View
AfterClosure RadialFlow
RadialFlowinHorizontalPlane
Iflinearflowisobservedbeforeradialflow,canuse
fracturemodel
Plan View
AfterClosureAnalysis(ACA)
AfterClosureAnalysis(ACA)isperformedonfalloffdatacollectedafter
fractureclosure.
Similarworkflowtotraditionalpressuretransientanalysis.
TraditionalPTAfoundedontheconstantratesolution;MiniFracACA
techniquesarefoundedontheimpulsesolution.
Theconstantratesolutionhingesontheflowratepriortotheanalyzed
shutinperiodwhereastheimpulsesolutionhingesonadefinedvolume.
Impulsesolutionsareusedbecauseoftheshortinjectionperiodandassume
theentireinjectedvolumeisinjectedinstantaneously.
TherearetwoACAtechniquesavailableinF.A.S.T.WellTest(Nolteand
Soliman/Craig).
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NolteACA
ThisafterclosureanalysismethodisbasedontheworkofK.G.Nolte8,
andexpandedonbyR.D.Barree4.
Basedonthesolutionofaconstantpressureinjectionfollowedbya
falloff.
Theimpulseequationsareobtainedbyapproximatingtheinjection
durationasverysmall.
Usesinjectedvolumeastheimpulsevolumeandthefalloffbeginsat
fractureclosure.
Characteristicslopesofthesemilogderivativewhenplottedonthelog
logderivativeplotdifferfromtraditionalPTA:
ImpulseLinearflowhasaslopeof1/2.
ImpulseRadialflowhasaslopeof1.
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NolteACA
Derivative
104
5
p, Semilog Derivative (FL2 2)dp/d(FL2 2) (psi(a))
3
2
103
t 15.08 h
p 6750.9 psi(a)
5
3 t 38.73 h
2 p 6652.6 psi(a)
3
Impulse Radial -1
2
pdata k 0.0165 md
Derivativedata
101
1.0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10 -1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10-2
FL2 2
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Soliman/CraigACA
ThisafterclosureanalysismethodisbasedonthecombinedworksofM.Y.
SolimanandD.Craig1.
Solimanssolutionisbasedonaconstantrateinjectionfollowedbyalong
falloff2.
SolimanappliedsuperpositioninLaplacespacetoobtainasingleequation
andthentookthelatetimeapproximationtoobtainimpulseequations(for
bilinear,linearandradialflow).
D.Craigdevelopedananalyticalmodelwhichaccountsforfracturegrowth,
leakoff,closureandafterclosure3.
ThelatetimeapproximationofCraigsmodelproducedimpulseequations
thatareconsistentwithSoliman'ssolutions.
Usesinjectedvolumeastheimpulsevolume.
Characteristicslopesoftheimpulsederivativewhenplottedontheloglog
derivativeplotareidenticaltothoseoftraditionalPTA.
Soliman/Craig'ssolutionsfacilitatetheuseofanalyticalmodelsinF.A.S.T.
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Soliman/CraigACA
Derivative
t 12.98 h t 38.13 h
10 4
p 6777.5 psi(a) p 6653.5 psi(a)
4
Impulse Derivative t (tp + t) dp/dt (psi hr)
10 3
10 1
6
4
2
Derivativedata
1.0
10 -3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 -2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 -1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1.0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 2
t (h)
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ACA Modelling
Oncetheinitialreservoirpressure(Pi)andpermeability(k)areestimated,amodelis
generated(Soliman/Craig)toconfirmtheseestimates. Notethattheexistingmodel
doesnotaccountforthechangeinstoragethatoccurswhiletheinducedfractureis
closing,andtheanalysisisfocusedontheafterclosuredata.
Derivative
Impulse Derivative (t)2 dp/d(t) (psi hr)
104
kh 0.6138 md.ft s' -2.731 pi (syn) 6592.0 psi(a)
3 h 40.000 ft sXf -2.738
103 k 0.0153 md Xf 9.273 ft
3
102
3
101
3
1.0
3
Derivative data
10-1
Derivative model
3 Ext. Derivative model
10-2
10-3 2 3 4 56 10-2 2 3 4 56 10-1 2 3 4 56 1.0 2 3 4 56 101 2 3 4 56 102 2 3 4 56 103
t (h)
Thisisespeciallycriticalwhenreservoirdominated(radial)flowisnotachievedwithina
testperiod,orwhendatascatteraggravatestheanalysis.
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Minifrac ObservationsfromRealData
AnexampleofaMinifractestconductedonaverticalwellataformation
depthof10,000ftanalyzedusingF.A.S.T.WellTestisdepictedinthe
followingslides.
History
11500 Stop Injection 0
Formation Breakdown
11000 t 0.31 h
pdata 10942.7 psi(a) pdata 9557.0 psi(a) -200
10500 qw -1440.00 bbl/d
10000 -400
9500
9000
Inj . Volume 16.35 bbl
8500 -800
ISIP 9444.2 psi(a)
8000 Ddatum 10100.000 ft Estimated ISIP
Frac grad 0.935 psi/ft -1000
7500 pdata 9444.2 psi(a)
-1200
7000
6500 -1400
6000
Start Injection qwater -1600
5500 pdata
5000 -1800
1.22 1.24 1.26 1.28 1.30 1.32 1.34 1.36 1.38 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.46 1.48 1.50 1.52 1.54 1.56 1.58
Time (h)
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MinifracObservationsfromRealData
Thepreclosureanalysisusingthesemilogandfirstderivativecorresponding
toGfunctiontimeisshownbelow:
Fracture Closure G-Function
2200 1000
Gc 6.233 Analysis 1 Inj . Volume 16.35 bbl 9500
2000 tc 166.76 min ISIP 9444.2 psi(a)
900
pc 7217.0 psi(a) Ddatum 10100.000 ft 9000
Semilog Derivative G dp/dG (psi(a))
p (psi(a))
First Deriv ativ e
1200
7500
500
1000
7000 400
800
6500 300
600
Fromthisplot,fractureclosureisidentifiedwithintheinitial3hoursofthe
falloffperiod
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MinifracObservationsfromRealData
TheNolteACAloglogdiagnosticplotisshownbelow:
Derivative
, Semilog Derivative (FL2 2)d/d(FL2 2) (106psi2/cP)
104
3
2
t 5.64 h
103 p 6322.9 psi(a)
7
5 t 23.07 h
p 5604.5 psi(a)
3
rinv 21.976 ft
2
3
2 data
Derivative data
101
1.0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10-1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10-2
FL2 2
Thesemilogderivative,calculatedwithrespecttoclosuretime,exhibitsaslopeof1
after5.64hours,suggestingthatradialflowhasdeveloped.
Thefluctuationsinthederivativeslopecanbeattributedtogasentrythatisnot
accountedforwiththebottomholepressurecalculations.
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MinifracObservationsfromRealData
ThefalloffdataplottedwiththeNolteACAradialtimefunctionFR2isshownbelow:
6800
2100
(106psi 2/cP)
6600
2000
p (psi(a))
6400
t 23.07 h
1900
p 5604.5 psi(a) 6200
1800 rinv 21.976 ft
6000
1700 5800
1600 5600
5400
1500
data 5200
1400
0.64 0.60 0.56 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.40 0.36 0.32 0.28 0.24 0.20 0.16 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.00
FR1
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MinifracObservationsfromRealData
TheloglogplotofthederivativeusedintheSoliman/Craigimpulsesolutionshowsthematch
obtainedwiththemodel:
Derivative
Impulse Derivative ta (tp + ta) d/dta ((106psi2/cP) hr)
104
kh 0.1978 md.ft Xf 1.572 ft
h 60.000 ft sXf -0.963
4 k 3.2968e-03 md pi 5461.7 psi(a)
103 Approaching
Radial Flow
4 t 23.07 h
Radial Flow
2 t = 50.0 h
102
4
Derivative data
2 Derivative model
Ext. Derivative model
101
10-3 2 3 4 5 6 7 10-2 2 3 4 5 6 7 10-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1.0 2 3 4 5 6 7 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 102
ta (h)
Themodelsuggestsradialflowwasnotquiteachievedduringthetestperiod,andwouldlikely
developafter~50hoursofshutin.
Inthiscase,thetransitiontoradialflowissufficientlydevelopedtoyieldreliableestimatesof
formationpressureandpermeability.
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MiniFracTestDesign
Shortdurationinjectionperiod,followedbyextendedfalloffperiod.
Watercommonlyusedforinjection.
Optimuminjectionrate/duration:
1 2bpm(1500 3000bbld)
2 3minuteinjection(afterwellborefillup)
sufficienttobreakdownformation,whileminimizingfracture
growthandclosuretime
Falloffdurationcontrolledbypermeability(k)androckproperties:
minimum2daysfork>0.001md (1000Nanodarcies)
minimum2weeksfork<0.001md (1000Nanodarcies)
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References
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