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 |