As cost effectiveness becomes important in producing hydrocarbons, some operators are returning to their mature field to re-fracture the reservoir in order to enhance the overall recovery. Re-fracturing has been performed on tight reservoirs on multiple wells, but little has been done to validate the results from the treatment. This paper will investigate three different approaches to validate the results from re-fracturing unconventional reservoirs and make recommendations for re-stimulation of wells in order to improved the economics in a low commodity price market.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.