Overview
Frac Explorer is a module for viewing and analyzing well completion data one well at a time.
Before beginning, you may want to review the following resources:
- Diagrammatic overview of the flow of data from and to Frac Explorer.
- Videos on The Learning Center:
Frac Explorer reads uses its own SQL Server database. Before you can access your data, you need to install and configure the following required prerequisites:
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We recommend full SQL Server 2014 or later. We also recommend separate SQL instances for Frac Explorer and Kingdom. "IHS installer installed SQLE instance ( SMTKINGDOM ) should not be used for Frac Explorer. |
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Your Windows server must have certain features of the server operating system enabled. If required, they will be enabled during the installation of the web service. |
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| Download the Frac Explorer database and restore using SQL Server Management Studio | |
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Download and install the Frac Explorer web service on the web server. Then connect to the web service using the string provided at the end of the installation. |
Frac Explorer contains a data editor for the following components of the borehole completions. The data is either borehole-level data, or stage-level data. You may have a combination of both borehole and stage level data, often from different sources.
To view data, select the borehole in the well list of the host application. Frac Explorer updates with the data from that well.
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Borehole-level data |
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Well Headers |
You need to import the well header information into the Frac Explorer database before you can add any completions data. Based on the UWI, Frac Explorer reads key borehole items from the host project database as needed, such as deviation surveys, digital logs, formation tops, and casing. |
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Each completion has an Observation Number which corresponds to a separate well completion event. |
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Treatment data for the entire borehole such as total proppant. Although Stimulation data and Treatment Summary share many data types, there is no data consistency enforced between the two. |
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Stage-level data |
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Stimulation data by stage. The stage numbers are carried to the Materials and Perforations data. |
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Stimulation data with stage numbers need to be added before Materials. |
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Perforation data by stage. Each stage can have multiple perforations. |
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Frac Explorer also includes the following Summary tools to analyze the data:
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The pane on the left displays a borehole-level summary of the selected completion |
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A graphical analysis by stage |
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A 3D view of the borehole, completions data, and log data. Formation tops are also displayed. |
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A tabular view of rate, pressure, and gradient statistics by stage. Be sure you have Stage selected as the Primary Source. |
To get data into the project, you can import your data using the ASCII importer or you can manually enter and edit data on the data cards. See Data Requirements for information on required data type attributes and data limitations.