WHITE PAPERs

Unconventional shale reservoirs hold vast hydrocarbon resources, yet current recovery rates remain low, typically around 5%. This white paper explores a novel approach to enhance permeability and recoverable reserves by using surface seismic sources to generate constructive stress waves orthogonal to the tilted natural fracture plane during hydraulic fracturing. The method leverages dynamic stress interactions to induce fracture slip, increasing the near well bore fracture network.  This paper outlines the opportunity, describes the concept and method, provides a theoretical foundation using dynamic stress principles, discusses results of multidimensional finite element analysis modeling, and proposes a pilot well design to test the approach.

A white paper discussing applicability to infill wells in potentially depleted areas is also available as well as a summary of lab work that supports described phenomena and subsequent modeling.

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