Implementation of a unified system for control and management of frac production during the planning-production stages, as a factor in improving the quality of field development

Abstract

Currently, various innovative technological approaches are used to develop deposits of hard-to-recover oil and gas reserves. To increase the efficiency of these activities, software products for the design of remedial operations can help. Hydraulic Fracturing Simulator (HFS) is an essential tool for developing hard-to-recover reserves and shale reservoirs. The hydraulic fracturing simulator makes the process of oil production in complex geological conditions safer and more efficient. There is a human factor in decision making in the endless iterative process at all stages of hydraulic fracturing application, which should be taken into account in software development. Foreign IT-solutions for modeling of geological and engineering operations (GEO) are considered to be the benchmark in the Russian market. However, there are promising domestic import-substituting developments, and one of such solutions is modeling software «Fractal», created in Ufa by «Tetaсom». Keywords: hydraulic fracturing (fracking); frac design; mini-fracturing; fracture conductivity; proppant; modeling.