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Well stimulation
Well stimulation is a well intervention performed on an oil or gas well to increase production by improving the flow of hydrocarbons from the drainage area into the well bore.[1] Stimulation is the opening of new channels in the rock for oil and gas to flow through easily.
Common stimulation treatments
Acid injection to dissolve formation damage (skin)
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Prop and Frac to split the rock and prop it open with a proppant
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Explosives to break the rock and increase permeability.
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Formation damage may occur during the following operations
Drilling and completion
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Workover operations
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Stimulation operations
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Production
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Water and Gas Injection
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Enhance oil recovery
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Formation Damage Mechanisms
Fines and carbonate Migration
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Swelling of clay
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Induced particle plugging
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Asphaltene and Sludge deposition
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Emulsion Block
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Scale and bacterial actions
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Wettability change
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Multimedia
Published on Oct 16, 2014 Gerrit Nitters, Head of Well Stimulation and Impairment Prevention Research at Shell, presented “Well Stimulation – A New Challenge” during the 2005-2006 Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer Series.
References
- ↑ Well stimulation. 2014. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Well_stimulation&oldid=629970757
Noteworthy papers in OnePetro
Clinkenbeard, P., Bozeman, J. F., & Davidson, R. D. 1958. Gas Well Stimulation Increases Production and Profits. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/1067-G.
Dusterhoft, R. 2006. Overview: Well Stimulation (July 2006). Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/0706-0050-JPT.
Nnanna, E. J., & Ajienka, J. A. (2005, January 1). Critical Success Factors for Well Stimulation. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/98823-MS.
Nwoke, L. A. 2013. Development of Volumetric Horizontal Well Stimulation Model. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/165143-MS.
External links
Xiong, Hongjie. "Optimizing Cluster or Fracture Spacing: An Overview." The Way Ahead. Society of Petroleum Engineers. 25 May 2017. https://www.spe.org/en/twa/twa-article-detail/?art=3007