Advanced Geomechanics Fracture & Reservoir Application Consortium (AGFRAC)
Dr. Kan Wu
PETE 410 Petroleum Production System
Every Spring Semester
PETE 659 Rock Mechanics Related to Hydraulic Fracture
Every Fall Semester
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Estimate production performance for vertical and horizontal wells in oil, gas and two-phase flow reservoirs
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Evaluate near wellbore problems in oil and gas well production, identify the problems cause by formation damage and well completion, and estimate their effect on production
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Provide justification for selecting a completion option including perforation, screen, slotted liners and gravel packs.
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Completion design and performance
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Diagnose production problems, to identify the source of the problem in the production system, and to select the correct method, stimulation or artificial lift to solve the problems.
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Design and optimize hydraulic fracture treatment and select correct stimulation methods for improving production performance (hydraulic fracturing or acid stimulation)
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Design matrix acidizing stimulation for carbonate reservoirs. Select volume and injection rate for optimal treatment outcomes.
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Recognize environmental sensitive issue in production engineering practice.
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​Apply fundamentals of rock mechanics: pore pressure and in situ stress estimation, linear elasticity, rock failure description and analysis
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Calculate displacements, strains, and stresses of opening fractures
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Evaluate stress shadow effects and investigate local stress reorientation and fracture interaction
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Analyze strain response induced by opening fractures
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Analyze near-tip stresses and determine fracture propagation direction
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Summarize hydraulic fracture treatments and modeling in unconventional reservoirs
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Short Course: Hydraulic Fracture Training
Based on invitation
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An overview of hydraulic fracturing
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Fracturing fluids and proppant
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Reservoir in-situ stress and rock properties
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Hydraulic fracture modeling
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Hydraulic fracture and completion design
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Introduction of hydraulic fracturing simulators
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Building a hydraulic fracture model using a commercial software