Glossary: Stimulation

Formation

An underground layer of common rock

Frac Type

A code to indicate the type of fracture performed in the stage operation

Plugback Depth

The depth of the well to the top of the permanent plug for the stage

ISIP

The instantaneous shut-in pressure recorded after treatment fluid has been injected into the formation.

Breakdown Pressure

A value for the pressure needed to break the formation. This is the minimum amount of pressure that can cause a subsurface rock layer to fracture.

Treatment Pressure

Average pressure used in the stage operation

Frac Gradient

The pressure gradient at which the formation interval breaks down and accepts fluid, expressed in units of kpa/m.

Injection Rate

The maximum, minimum, and average injection rates reached in the stage operation.

The injection rates are for slurry/dirty fluids, and for clean fluids.

Completion Design

A code to describe the completion design used.

Ball Size

The size of the ball used in the fracturing process.

Hydraulic Power

The maximum, minimum, and average hydraulic horse power used in the stage operation typically expressed in units of hhp (hydraulic horse power) or kw (kilowatt).

Proppant Type

The type of proppant used in the hydraulic fracture treatment fluid. Examples include sand, aluminum oxide pellets, glass beads, etc.

Proppant Amount

The sum of the amounts of proppant used in the treatment fluid.

Acid

The acid type used in the spearhead operation, generally denoted by a code

Base Fluid

A code to define the type of base fluid used in the fracturing process

Chemical Trace

A code to define the type of chemical tracer used in the operation

R-active Trace

The code assigned to the radioactive tracer used.

Energizer

A code to indicate whether an energizer agent was used in the operation. Values are foam, energized, or none.

Energizer Type

A code to indicate the type of energizer used in the operation.

Gel

A code to indicate the type of gel fluid used in the operation

Acid Spearhead

The volume of material used in the spearhead stage of the fracture process, the purpose of which is to clear debris in the borehole to provide a pathway for fracture fluids to access the formation

Fluid Pumped

The volumes of clean and slurry fluids pumped during the stage operation.

CO2 or N2 Pumped

The total volume of CO2 or N2 pumped during the stage operation.

CO2 or N2 Temperature

The temperature of the CO2 and N2 during the pumping operation.

Water Volume

The total volume of water used in the stage operation