frac-design
CommunityDesign hydraulic fractures with confidence.
Education & Research#hydraulic fracturing#petroleum engineering#fracture design#completions engineering#PKN model#Nolte-Smith#proppant transport
Authorjpfielding
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
This Skill provides essential calculations for hydraulic fracture design and analysis, helping engineers estimate fracture geometry, analyze pressure behavior, and optimize proppant placement.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Fracture Geometry: Calculate fracture length, width, and volume using PKN and KGD models.
- Pressure Analysis: Interpret ISIP, net pressure, and Nolte-Smith diagnostic plots.
- Proppant Design: Determine settling velocities, pack conductivity, and design proppant schedules.
- Use Case: A completions engineer needs to estimate the fracture half-length and proppant conductivity for a proposed stage in the Marcellus shale. This Skill can provide these estimates based on formation properties and treatment parameters.
Quick Start
Calculate the PKN fracture half-length for a slickwater stage with a rate of 50 bbl/min, injection time of 90 minutes, fracture height of 150 ft, fluid viscosity of 1 cp, and Young's modulus of 30 GPa.
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