The widespread use of FracPack technology in deepwater reservoir has been a growing practice. Its purpose is sand control and well stimulation. To-date, field applications and fracture treatments have been designed using traditional hydraulic fracturing simulators that apply LEFM theories. While this is adequate for hard rocks (e.g., tight gas formations), the fracture geometry predictions fall short when applied to fracturing soft rocks. Soft rocks are normally at incipient plasticity and, hence, are prone to compaction.

Compaction or plastic rock deformations during sand control FracPacks operations and disposal of drilling cuttings slurries in soft layers. The capacity of the created fracture to store or accept solids, the conditions of the rock strength near the fracture faces and the near well/fracture rock porosity or permeability are all highly impacted by the rock compaction during the fracture propagation process.

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Geographical Environments	Contact
Gulf of Mexico	Mr. Karim Zaki Ph. 713.979.0377 Email: Karim@ADVANTEKInternational.com