Publications
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Adaptive Fracturing to avoid Frac Hits and Interference: A Wolfcamp Shale Case Study
Paryani, M., Smaoui, R., Poludasu, S., Attia, B., Umholtz, N., Ahmed, I., and Ouenes, A, (Feb. 17, 2017). paper SPE 185044, presented at the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Integration of Improved Asymmetric Frac Design Using Strain Derived from Geomechanical Modeling in Reservoir Simulation
Vargas-Silva, S., Oza, S., Paryani, M., Moody, D., Patel, Venepalli, K., Erdle, J., Ouenes, A. (Feb. 20, 2017). Paper SPE-182729 presented at the SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference, Montgomery, TX.
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Cracking the code of Unconventional Reservoir Simulation
Ahmed, I., Silva, S., Paryani, M., Oza, S., Poludasu, S., Bachir, A., Ouenes, A. Paper SPE 188087 presented at the 2017 SPE-KSA Annual Technical Symposium & Exhibition, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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Completion Optimization While Drilling – Geomechanical Steering Towards Fracable Rock for Optimal Selection of Stage Spacing and Cluster Density in Unconventional Wells
Ouenes, A., Dirksen, Paryani, M., Rehman, S., Bari, M. Paper SPE 188111 presented at the 2017 SPE-KSA Annual Technical Symposium & Exhibition, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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Geomechanical modelling using poro-elasticity to prevent frac hits and well Interferences
Ouenes,A., Bachir, A., Khodabakhshnejad, A., Aimene, Y. First Break, Volume 35, July 2017
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Completion Optimization While Drilling - Geomechanical Steering Towards Fracable Rock Using Corrected Mechanical Specific Energy
Jacques, A., Ouenes, A., Dirksen, R., Paryani, M., Rehman, S., Bari, M. Paper URTeC 2693870
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Geomechanical Modeling of Time-Dependent Strain in the Bakken and Implications of Stress Shadow Interactions Between Hydraulic Fractures
Peterson,N., Mehle, M., Aimene,Y., paper URTeC: 2688755
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A Fast Method to Forecast Shale Pressure Depletion and Well Performance Using Geomechanical Constraints - Application to Poro-Elasticity Modeling to Predict Mid and Far Field Frac Hits at an Eagle Ford and Wolfcamp Well. Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Khodabakhshnejad, A., Aimene, Y., Mistry, N., Bachir, A., & Ouenes, A. (2017, October 4). doi:10.2118/187535-MS
Who We Are & What We Offer
FracGeo provides decision makers, asset managers, engineers and geoscientists with Reservoir Management solutions for conventional and unconventional reservoirs. FracGeo was started in 2014 with the mission of building a fully integrated software workbench for modeling unconventional reservoirs with a robust geomechanical approach. Based on Continuous Fractured Modeling (CFM) and powered by neural network based algorithms, the aim was to capture all relevant elements of fractured reservoirs – petrophysical, geological and geophysical , and build the best representatives' models for sweet spot detection, engineering simulations and production forecasting.
Along the way, as a direct response to the demand generated by the growing shale business in North America, additional capabilities were built to handle more complex geomechanical problems, hydraulic fracture generation and propagation in the presence of natural fractures. This was done by combining the advantages of Material Point Method (MPM), a meshless numerical method and CFM. These remain as modular add-ons to our reservoir characterization portfolio.
A third area of expertise also developed – in the collection, curation and analysis of drilling data to gain foresight on geomechanical properties of a reservoir prior to hydraulic stimulation. A patent was awarded based on original work undertaken by principals of the company.
The first prototype software package, FracPredictor was widely tested by many industrial collaborators and clients. Much valuable feedback was collected, and the company utilized the 2020 and 2021 disruptive breaks to regroup, redesign and streamline our software. The new software and technologies were widely applied in the successful development of a large tight oil play in Africa.
Today, three distinct product lines make up our software portfolio : Flow Palette, Stim Palette and Drill Guidance. We offer both the finished tools as well as the underlying IP on commercial terms.
