© 2018 Drill2Frac LLC. All rights reserved. drill2frac.com CASE STUDY Situation In the San Andres formation of the Permian Basin, an operator needed cluster placement in the transition zone to minimize fracture growth into the water zones below. They were using 20 stages in a 5,000-foot lateral, with all stages having a similar pump schedule. Chemical tracers monitored production from each completion stage. Task • Determine correlation of breakdown pressures with OmniLog mechanical specific energy (MSE) at perforation depths, to see if MSE enabled a predictable response to fracturing. • Incorporate OmniLog profile into the completion plan and check post-stimulation to determine if the MSE values accurately represented the stimulation treatment and production performance. • Exam

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