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CASE STUDY

HiWAY Technique Increases Production by 38%,


Requires 32% Less Water and 37% Less Proppant
Multipart study compares more than 1,100 Eagle Ford wells with flow-channel
fracturing treatments versus conventional treatments, resulting in significant savings
CHALLENGE In a multipart study conducted over four years on Eagle Ford Shale wells, the HiWAY technique
Evaluate production performance and significantly reduced the amount of water and proppant needed during operations, performed better
treatment size of HiWAY* flow-channel than conventional wells on average, and generated significant additional revenue.
fracturing technique versus wells treated
conventionally in the Eagle Ford Shale.

SOLUTION
Conduct multipart study using data from
the IHS Enerdeq (public data source) for
more than 11,400 wells completed after
October 2010 to understand the differences
between wells treated conventionally and
the more than 1,100 wells treated using the
HiWAY technique, comparing
short-term and long-term production
incremental production and
incremental revenue
overall proppant and water volumes.

RESULTS
Achieved significant benefits for wells treated
using the HiWAY technique. Of the more than 11,400 horizontal wells in the Eagle Ford Shale, more than 1,100 liquid- and gas-producing
wells have been completed using the HiWAY flow-channel fracturing technique (blue) since October 2010.
Outperformed conventional wells both
short-term (33% at 90 days) and long-term
(38% at one year), on average.
Used 37% less proppant and 32% less
water volume when compared with
conventional treatments.
Generated an estimated incremental
50 million bbl of oil equivalent or an
additional USD 2.9 billion in gross revenue
in 3.75 years from 1,024 Eagle Ford Shale
wells treated using the HiWAY technique.
Saved an estimated 2.7 billion lbm of
proppant and 2.1 billion galUS of water
in 4.25 years on 1,146 Eagle Ford Shale
wells treated using the HiWAY technique.
Based on a direct comparison of the production performance (left) and completion volumes (right), wells
treated using the HiWAY technique outperformed conventional wells by 33% at three months and 38% at
twelve months. On average, wells using the flow-channel fracturing technique used 32% less water volume
and 37% less proppant volume.

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CASE STUDY: HiWAY technique increases production by 38%, requires 32% less water and 37% less proppant volume

A subsequent study using the best six months of data for each year estimated the production
for 1,024 wells treated with the HiWAY technique had they been treated conventionally.
In addition, a study of 1,146 wells treated using the HiWAY technique through December 2014
estimated water and proppant volumes had the wells been treated conventionally.

HiWAY technique
Conventional

The HiWAY technique increased production from 1,024 wells by an estimated 40%, resulting in an estimated
37% increase in gross revenue (USD 2.9 billion) for operators in comparison with conventional treatments.

7 HiWAY technique

6 Conventional
Proppant, lbm (billions)

5 2.7 billion lbm of proppant saved over 4.25 years

Oct 2010 Apr 2011 Oct 2011 Apr 2012 Oct 2012 Apr 2013 Oct 2013 Apr 2014 Oct 2014

Jan 2011 Jul 2011 Jan 2012 Jul 2012 Jan 2013 Jul 2013 Jan 2014 Jul 2014 Dec 2014
Time, months

The HiWAY technique saved 2.7 billion lbm of proppant on 1,146 wells, resulting in an estimated
savings of 39% in comparison with conventional treatmentsenough to complete an additional
730 wells treated using the HiWAY technique.
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6 HiWAY technique
Conventional
5
Water, galUS (billions)

2.1 billion galUS saved over 4.25 years


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Read the article
Oct 2010 Apr 2011 Oct 2011 Apr 2012 Oct 2012 Apr 2013 Oct 2013 Apr 2014 Oct 2014 Thompson, J. and Pena, A.,: Flow-channel fracturing
raises production in the Eagle Ford, World Oil
Jan 2011 Jul 2011 Jan 2012 Jul 2012 Jan 2013 Jul 2013 Jan 2014 Jul 2014 Dec 2014 ShaleTech Report (September 2015), 47.
Time, months

Water usage was reduced by 2.1 billion galUS on 1,146 wells using the HiWAY technique, saving
an estimated 33% in water in comparison with conventional treatmentsenough to complete an
additional 564 wells treated using the HiWAY technique.
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