HYDRAULIC FRACTURE Hydraulic fracturing pressures – analysis, interpretation, and simulator matching Stress testing and profiling for fracture design/prediction Analysis of different hydraulic fracture designs: gel, foam, water, sandless water fracs Effect of modulus changes and discontinuities on hydraulic fracture height growth Alternative wellbore stimulations: extra overbalanced perforating; propellant fracturing Finite element analysis of fracture geometries (examples shown below)

Finite element predictions of conventional (left) and unconventional (right) hydraulic fracture geometries

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE

Hydraulic fracturing pressures – analysis, interpretation, and simulator matching
Stress testing and profiling for fracture design/prediction
Analysis of different hydraulic fracture designs: gel, foam, water, sandless water fracs
Effect of modulus changes and discontinuities on hydraulic fracture height growth
Alternative wellbore stimulations: extra overbalanced perforating; propellant fracturing
Finite element analysis of fracture geometries (examples shown below)