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Using fracturing as a technique for controlling formation failure. P.A. Fletcher et al. SPE Production Facilities, May 1996, 11(2), 117--121.
Details are reported of a methodology backed by a systematic technique to predict the required drawdown, fracture length, and conductivity to prevent formation failure and remove the completion damage. This approach has been field-tested for dry gas wells and for oil wells with high water-cuts and is currently being used in the North Sea. It enables the engineer to optimize fracture dimensions while obtaining the necessary decrease in near-wellbore drawdown pressure. 12 refs.
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Journal title: SPE Production Facilities
Subjects: Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Resource use and management, Oil and gas extraction, Oil and gas, Oil, Primary energy production, Gas wells, Oil wells
