Distributed Fiber Optics Sensing (DFOS) is a mature technology, with known, tested, verified,
and even certified performance of various interrogators and measurement methods, which …

The successful exploitation of unconventional reservoirs heavily relies on the efficient
stimulation of hydrocarbon-bearing formations through hydraulic fracturing. In this context …

This paper presents a calibration and optimization workflow using a fully coupled hydraulic
fracturing, reservoir, and geomechanics simulator, as applied to the HFTS-2 dataset in the …

Objectives/Scope: The Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site 2 (HFTS-2) is a large collaborative field-
based R&D program in the Permian Delaware Basin, funded by the US Department of …

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) has recently gained importance in monitoring hydraulic
fracturing treatments in the oil and gas industry. DAS data contain critical information about …

Low-frequency distributed acoustic sensing (LF-DAS) exploits the optical phase shift of
Rayleigh backscatter in fiber-optic cables to obtain distributed measurements of changes in …

Fiber optic (FO) monitoring has proven to be a very insightful tool for various applications of
unconventional development. The most common applications have been focused on …

Comprehensive and integrated diagnostics associated with the NETL-GTI Hydraulic
Fracture Test Site 2 (HFTS2) in the Permian Delaware Basin enabled a unique opportunity …

The drive for capital efficiency in unconventionals has encouraged operators to understand
subsurface interactions as effectively as possible. Combining multiple types of new and …

Objectives/Scope: Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site-2 (HFTS-2) is a field-based research
experiment performed in the Permian (Delaware) Basin. The unique aspect of this program …