hydraulic fracturing
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Hydraulic Fracturing. Overview. The Fundamentals Horizontal Drilling Hydraulic Fracturing Water Management Produced Water Baseline Sampling Disclosure Questions and Answers. The Fundamentals. Definition. The use of fluids to create a crack by hydraulic pressure - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Hydraulic Fracturing
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Overview
The Fundamentals Horizontal Drilling Hydraulic Fracturing Water Management Produced Water Baseline Sampling Disclosure Questions and Answers
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The Fundamentals
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Definition The use of fluids to create a crack by hydraulic
pressure The continued injection of fluids into the created
crack fracture to make it grow larger The placement of small granular solids into the
crack to ensure the crack remains open after the hydraulic pressure is no longer applied
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Why HF a Well?
Increase the Rate at which the well is capable of producing oil or gas
Most unconventional formations Require hydraulic fracturing to be economic
Does not increase total Reserves
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Why HF a Well? Electronic Microscope Image of Rock
Magnification: 1000X Filename: S0178.tif
Width of a human hair
100 µm
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Fractured Contact
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“HydraFrac” Process July of 1947 - Stanolind Oil and Gas
• 1st Job: Klepper No. 1 gelled kerosene/gasoline mix• Hugoton Gas Field, Kansas
Late 1948 - Patent issued, 23 wells H.F. before commercial application began
In 1949, The Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. was granted an exclusive license to pump the new “Hydrafrac” process• 332 wells were treated first 12 months• 75% success rate
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Drilling
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Drilling Distance
Wells Fargo Center ~700 ft
7000 ft.
Aquifer 400-800 ft.
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Casing
Multiple layers surrounding the aquifer Cement Conductor Casing Cement Surface Casing Drilling Mud/Cement Production Casing Production Tubing
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Surface Casing Purpose
• Protect ground water• Provide stable wellbore
during drilling operation• Provide well control during
drilling Depth Requirements
• Set by State and BLM regulations
• Extends below the aquifer Cement Helps
• Protect casing from corrosion
• Provide zonal isolation• Support casing in wellbore
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Production Casing Purpose
• Provide zonal isolation• Provide well control• Well path to productive
intervals Cement Requirements
• Set by State regulations• Set by BLM regulations• Operator requirements
Cement Helps• Protect casing from
corrosion• Support casing in
wellbore
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Drilling Depths (feet)
DJ Basin: 7,000-8,000 Piceance Valley: 7000 Piceance Mesa:
12,000 Raton Basin: 2,000
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Hydraulic Fracturing
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HF Fluids
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HF Fluids
Additive Main Compound Common Use Diluted Acid Hydrochloricor, Muriatic Acid Swimming Pools Biocide Glutaraldehyde Dental Disinfectant Breaker Ammonium Persulfate Bleaching Hair Crosslinker Borate Salts Laundry Detergents Iron Control Citric Acid Food Additive Gelling Agent Guar Gum Biscuits Scale Inhibitor Ethylene Glycol Antifreeze Surfactant Isopropanol Glass Cleaner Friction Reducer Polyacrylamide Water and Soil Treatment
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HF Fluids Depending on the fluid system being pumped various
additives are used:
Additives are transported in concentrated form Typically injected at less than 3 gallons per 1,000 gal of
water (0.3%) All additive injection rates are controlled. The purpose of any additive is to help improve the
overall process
Polymers Crosslinkers
Surfactants Clay Control
pH Control Gel Breakers
Bacteria Control Fluid Loss Additives
Frac Fluids
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Water Management
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Sources of Water Use of Water Must be Legally Allowed
Municipal lease/purchase (industrial uses) Changed water rights (e.g. temp agricultural to
industrial) Fully consumed water (leased/purchase
effluent) Produced water (non-trib or decreed trib &
augmented) Non-tributary (landowner & operator agreement)Source - COGCC
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Amount of Water The amount of water needed depends on the
geologic basin, the formation, and the well. Raton Basin, approximately 50,000 to 300,000 gallons
may be for a shallow coalbed methane well Piceance Basin, approximately 800,000 to 2 million
gallons for a deeper tight sand gas well. DJ Basin, approximately 250,000 gallons may be used
to frac a vertical well, while up to 5 million gallons may be used to frac a horizontal well.
Source - COGCC
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Colorado Water Use Total (Million gallons/Day) Total (Billion gallons/Year)
Irrigation (crop) 12,322 4497
Irrigation (golf course) 41 14
Public-supply 864 315
Domestic 34 12
Industrial 142 52
Livestock 33 12
Mining 21 8
Thermo-electric 123 45
Total withdrawals 13,581 4957Source: USGS 2005 Estimated Withdrawals and Use of Water in Colorado, 2005
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Colorado Water Use
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Estimated Water Use
2015: 0.10% of total water use
Source: COGCC
One Acre Foot is Approximately 326,000 Gallons
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Water Requirements
Natural gas has one of the lowest water usage rates per MMBTU
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Produced Water
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Produced & Flowback
Produced water is naturally-occurring (“connate”) water that exists in the formation and is “produced” along with hydrocarbons
Flowback water is recovered water from HF use that returns to the surface
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Disposal
60% Underground Injection Wells 20% Lined Open-Air Pits 20% Surface Discharge: rivers and
streams, dirt roads
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Disposal Regulation
Rule 907 - Management of Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste
Rule 908 - E&P Waste Management Facilities Regulation
Rule 325 - Underground Injection of Water
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Baseline Water Sampling
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Concept
Pre and Post-drilling water samples taken around new well starts
Increased transparency & accountability for industry
Allows public to search all public records on COGCC
Analytical results on a timely basis
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Program
COGA, Hickenlooper, Dept. of Natural Resources, and COGCC
93% Participation
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Program Details
Samples collected on new wells and new expansions
In accordance with COGCC Sampling and Analysis Plan
Post-Drilling sampling conducted within 1-3 years
½ mile radius of well pad surface location Sample collected within 48 hours of
notified complaint
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Program Details Cont.
Samples sent to certified lab Landowners notified of results along with
education materials Samples available to public via database
on COGCC website Annual review of program implementation
and results
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HF Disclosure Registry
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New HF Rule
Requires public disclosure of HF chemicals using FracFocus.org Well-by-well Basis
Trade Secret Protection File with COGCC
48 hour advance notice from Operator to the Commission is required of intention to hydraulically fracture a well.
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HF Disclosure Registry Initiated by the Ground Water Protection Council
(GWPC) and Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC)
Website Development Committee: Industry, State, & GWPC
Industry has unanimously supported the Registry ANGA (American Natural Gas Alliance) AXPC (American Exploration & Production Companies) API (American Petroleum Institute) IPAA (Independent Petroleum Association of America) NGSA (Natural Gas Supply Association) INGAA (Interstate Natural Gas Association of America)
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Concept of the Registry Web interface where operators voluntarily register HF
chemicals Timely, consistent data Centralized upload area for operators Secure information
Web interface where public finds more information on the HF process
Well site search tool Allow public to search for individual HF wells Query by state, county, API number, production type, lease
name or well number From 2011 forward
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FracFocus Website
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Improved Search
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HF Disclosure Example
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Questions?
Thank you for your interest in Colorado’s oil and gas industry!
www.coga.org