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Mangrove Stimulation Design Optimizes Future Well Performance in Argentina

Published: 11/26/2014

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Unconventional reservoir-centric workflow integrating data from seismic to simulation.
Unconventional reservoir-centric workflow integrating data from seismic to simulation.
Location
Vaca Muerta Basin, Argentina, South America, Onshore
Details
Operator
YPF

Lithology
Organic shale

Well depth
9,678-ft [2,950-m] TVD

Pore pressure
8,500 psi [58.6 MPa]

Bottomhole depth
14,140-ft [4,310-m] MD

 

Background

YPF sought to optimize future well performance and achieve improved ROI in the Vaca Muerta Shale formation by modeling the interaction between the shale and the hydraulic fracture network. Mangrove engineered stimulation design in the Petrel E&P software platform created a fieldwide 3D static geologic model to determine reservoir and completion characteristics, allowing for improved ROI and a complete understanding of the hydraulic fracture network.

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