Eagle Ford Parent-Child Well Optimization
  • Service: Completions Engineering
  • Client: Shale Operator
  • Location: South Texas, USA

Eagle Ford Parent-Child Well Optimization

Challenge:
Frac hits damaging parent wells:

  • 37% production loss in legacy wells

  • $18M/year in lost revenue

Solution:

  • 3D frac modeling using ResFrac

  • Pre-loading strategy with produced water

  • Modified sequencing for child wells

Results:
✓ Reduced parent well damage by 63%
✓ Child wells achieved 92% of type curve
✓ Project NPV increased by $28M