Coordinated Studies in Support of Hydraulic Fra...
SKU: GRI-95/0283
Coordinated Studies in Support of Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane
A summary of the findings of the project that coordinates laboratory data with field operations to insure the application of up-to-date technology in stimulating coalbed methane wells is presented. The deliverables of the research were aimed at achieving an understanding of how to successfully stimulate coalbed methane reservoirs to improve gas production and the dissemination of that information.
Summary:
A summary of the findings of the project that coordinates laboratory data with field operations to insure the application of up-to-date technology in stimulating coalbed methane wells is presented. The deliverables of the research were aimed at achieving an understanding of how to successfully stimulate coalbed methane reservoirs to improve gas production and the dissemination of that information. The specific results include a commercialized fluids interaction core flow test for coal, a low-damaging foam system, a better understanding of gel damage mechanism, a well completions database known as COAL'S(TM) (COAL Information System), a stimulation fluids interaction database STIM-REC(TM) (Stimulation Research Catalog), and a better understanding of coal-fluid interaction. A major portion of the project was dedicated to looking at formation damage as a key reason for failure of hydraulic fracturing treatments. The laboratory data produced in the areas of core fluid interactions, leak-off, rheology, and conductivity has proven helpful in designing improved fracturing treatments and remedial treatments in the Black Warrior Basin. Many of these treatments resulted in increased gas production.
