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Vol. 58 No. 10

October 2006

Tight Reservoirs

Microseismic Fracture Mapping Optimizes Development of Low-Permeability Sands

A study was made to improve hydraulic fracturing and field development in the Williams Fork formation, Piceance basin, Colorado. Wells in this formation usually are stimulated in multiple stages by use of limited-entry techniques. Microseismic imaging was used to assess well downspacing and to assist stimulation optimization.

Synopsis of SPE 95637  (965K)

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 95637, "Microseismic Fracture Mapping Optimizes Development of Low-Permeability Sands of the Williams Fork Formation in the Piceance Basin," by S.L. Wolhart, SPE, Pinnacle Technologies; C.E. Odegard, SPE, Williams Production; and N.R. Warpinski, SPE, C.K. Waltman, SPE, and S.R. Machovoe, SPE, Pinnacle Technologies, prepared for the 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, 9-12 October.

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