Open AccessEconomic Recovery of Oil Trapped at Fan Margins Using High Angle Wells and Multiple Hydraulic Fractures
Author(s) -
Mike L Laue
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1564
Subject(s) - hydraulic fracturing , turbidite , geology , petroleum engineering , directional drilling , well stimulation , oil well , geotechnical engineering , petrology , geomorphology , reservoir engineering , engineering , petroleum , sediment , drilling , mechanical engineering , paleontology
This project attempts to demonstrate the effectiveness of exploiting thin-layered, low energy deposits at the distal end of a protruding turbidite complex through use of hydraulically fractured horizontal of high-angle wells. The combination of a horizontal or high-angle well and hydraulic fracturing will allow greater pay exposure than conventional vertical wells while maintaining vertical communication between thin interbedded layers and the well bore