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Productivity of Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fractured Horizontal Wells and Methods for Its Estimation

https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2025.4.6

Abstract

A multi-parameter quantitative analysis of horizontal well productivity with multistage hydraulic fracturing under steady-state flow conditions was performed, based on a high-precision numerical solution of the 3D problem on a detailed finite-volume grid. The conditions justifying the application of multistage fracturing were identified along with the interrelationship of the main system parameters to achieve a target well productivity level. The conditions were established and an analytical form of an approximate criterion was proposed for when the inflow to the wellbore is negligible compared to the inflow to the hydraulic fractures. The accuracy and applicability conditions of the most substantiated simplified analytical models for productivity calculation were evaluated.

About the Authors

Marsel Rashitovich Khamidullin
National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute», Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation


Konstantin Andreevich Potashev
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation


Alexander Mazo
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation


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Khamidullin M.R., Potashev K.A., Mazo A. Productivity of Multi-Stage Hydraulic Fractured Horizontal Wells and Methods for Its Estimation. Georesursy = Georesources. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2025.4.6

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