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Abstract

Technical integration of past stimulation practices with the subsequent production responses provided the insight for optimizing completion and stimulation practices in the deep Red Fork play of the Southwest Canyon City field. This case history illustrates the methods used to characterize the reservoir properties and the effectiveness of prior completion approaches. Based on these evaluations, a customized completion and stimulation approach was developed that was specifically tailored to match the identified reservoir, producing, and fracturing characteristics. Coupled with real-time execution of fracture stimulation treatments, this optimized approach increased the average daily production by 71% while reducing completion costs approximately $150,000 per well. Average cumulative production from the 5 wells after 300 days using the new approach has increased from 400 MMscf to 700 MMscf. This combination of increased production and lower completion costs has dramatically improved the economic return from the field.

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