Hydraulic Fracturing and Well Stimulation (Sustainable Energy Engineering)

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” has been a source of both achievement and controversy for years, becoming a hot-button issue worldwide. “Hydraulic Fracturing and Well Stimulation” has made the United States an energy exporting country once again, maintaining low gasoline prices for consumers and companies. Conversely, it has potentially been a dangerous and destructive practice, leading to environmental problems and health issues. This makes it a deeply important subject for the petroleum engineer to thoroughly explore.

The advancement of technology also brought new challenges in technological, environmental, human, and geopolitical dimensions. This book of “Hydraulic Fracturing and Well Stimulation“collects papers that address the environmental and human dimensions in simple terms in order to clarify issues and dispel misconceptions.

Exploring the technological dimension, the book includes chapters that address many of the issues that are very unique to unconventional reservoirs, including chapters on Reservoir-Fluid interaction, optimization of fracture spacing, and optimization of fracture placement.

Truly a snapshot of the state-of-the-art, this groundbreaking volume is a must-have for any petroleum engineer working in the field, environmental engineers, petroleum engineering students, and any other engineer or scientist working with hydraulic fracturing.

Contents

• Hydraulic Fracturing, An Overview
• Evolution of Stress Transfer Mechanisms During Mechanical Interaction Between Hydraulic Fractures and Natural Fractures
• Primer on Hydraulic Fracturing Concerning Initiatives on Energy Sustainability 53
• A Graph Theoretic Approach for Spatial Analysis of Induced Fracture Networks
• Fracture Spacing Design for Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Completions for Improved Productivity
• Clustering-Based Optimal Perforation Design Using Well Logs
• Horizontal Well Spacing and Hydraulic Fracturing Design Optimization: A Case Study on Utica-Point Pleasant Shale Play
• Geomechanical Modeling of Fault Systems Using the Material Point Method – Application to the Estimation of Induced Seismicity Potential to Bolster Hydraulic Fracturing
• Correlating Pressure with Microseismic to Understand Fluid-Reservoir Interactions During Hydraulic Fracturing
• Multigrid Fracture Stimulated Reservoir Volume Mapping Coupled with a Novel Mathematical Optimization Approach to Shale Reservoir Well and Fracture Design
• A Semi-Analytical Model for Predicting Productivity of Refractured Oil Wells with Uniformly Distributed Radial Fractures