I would assume the frac going on out there is a “plug and perf” type. Wireline runs in hole with composite ball drop frac plug and perf guns. Plug is set, guns are fired and wireline pulls out of hole. Next a ball is dropped (pumped down) to seal off previous stage. Once pressure response is seen, pressure pumping begins and fracture is initiated and sand is pumped to keep fracture propped open. All composite frac plugs are drilled out after completion of all stages of frac - Workover rig comes out for drill out.Stage frac, usually in thick formations such as the Mississippi lime. Cast iron bridge plug, frac, drill the plug and repeat. I HATED these, not because they were hard, they just took several days and once you start, you don't stop.
Signed- SPDGUNS, BS Geol, OKSTATE '84. Dresser Atlas Wireline Services, 1984-1986
What is this......
And these.......
Perf gun.What is this......
Perforation guns used to shoot holes through the well casing so it can be hydraulic fractured.What is this......
Ok thanks for the informationPerforation guns used to shoot holes through the well casing so it can be hydraulic fractured.
If this is a newly drilled well, there would have been a drilling rig out there for anywhere from 30-60 days (again depending on vertical depth of well and how long the horizontal lateral is) prior to the operations taking place now. What is going on now (the “frac”) is the completion stage of the well - next will be production stage.
We've lived in this area now since Fall of 2018 with no drilling rig set up there in that length of time.
I wondered if it was fracking, but when looked at images online for that term, all of them had a "derrick" at the site, thus the reason for supplying pictures. This has been going on here for about 2 weeks (I think).
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