For March Office Hours, we had a a presentation from ResFrac Chief Scientist Egor Dontsov, titled, “Horizontal hydraulic fractures in ResFrac”. Horizontal hydraulic fractures are becoming harder to ignore, as more indisputable field evidence supports their existence. This is why we at ResFrac have developed the capability to model such a phenomenon. This presentation discusses conditions that lead to the formation of horizontal fractures, available field evidence, and potential implications to reservoir stimulation. Specifics of simulating horizontal hydraulic fractures in ResFrac were also covered.

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02:29 // Introduction to horizontal hydraulic fractures in ResFrac

26:19 // Summary of field observations

28:48 // Back of envelope estimation

34:18 // Initiation and propagation of horizontal fractures in ResFrac

39:22 // Examples of horizontal fractures

43:50 // Key parameters in the UI

49:33 // Summary

51:29 // Q&A