Training

Meyer & Associates, Inc. offers in-house training and schools. We believe in teaching and stressing fundamentals. Through hands-on instruction we provide the foundation for the student to fully utilize the capabilities of our software. The sound engineering fundamentals we apply to our software are the same principles we bring to the classroom.

Please contact us for information on upcoming training sessions.

3D Fracture Design & Fundamentals Using MFrac

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide the participant with a working knowledge of fracturing treatment design, minifrac analysis, and real-time/replay fracturing analysis. The following topics will be covered:

1. fracture design;
2. minifrac analysis;
3. real-time data acquisition; and
4. history matching.

Fundamental aspects of fracturing will be addressed and illustrated with the help of MFrac. The topics covered in this course are considered essential to the understanding of fracturing and the fracturing design process.

This course is designed around the fracture design program, MFrac and the minifrac analysis program, MinFrac. There will be a great deal of emphasis on the use of each program. Each topic will be illustrated by examples. Exercises will be used to reinforce principles and illustrate use of the programs.

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for engineers, geologists, technical professionals, and individuals who are familiar with hydraulic fracturing treatments and have had exposure to hydraulic fracturing software.

Topics Covered Include:

• Introduction
  • What is MFrac?
  • Overview
  • Objectives
• Benefits of Fracturing
• 2D & 3D Models - Governing Equations
• Data Needed for Frac Design
• Reservoir Response to Fracturing
• MFrac - 3D Modeling
  • General Options
  • Rock Properties
  • Fluid Loss Data/Models
  • Wellbore Hydraulics
  • Zones
  • Treatment Schedule
  • Proppant Criteria
  • Heat Transfer
• MinFrac - Minifrac Analysis
• MView - Data Editing and Visualization
• Real-Time/History Matching
• MProd - Single Phase Production Simulator
• MNpv - Economics Simulator
• Case Histories

Meyer & Associates, Inc.—Advanced Fracture Workshop

This workshop is designed to benefit the advanced user and those who train others on the Meyer Software (i.e., to “train the trainer”). Emphasis will be placed on class participation and interaction to allow specific questions regarding software options, input data, theory, etc. to be addressed.

Workshop Description:

This course is designed as an advanced workshop for current Meyer Software Users with emphasis on theoretical fundamentals and implementation. Following are some of the advanced topics presently under consideration to be covered:

• Introduction
  • Objectives
• MFrac—3D Modeling
  • General Options—Detailed Explanation
  • History Matching Methodology and Procedure
  • Fluid Loss Fundamentals
  • Fracture Containment—Net pressure and Confining Stress Contrast
  • Multi-layer and Multiple Fractures
  • Proppant Criteria—What effect does it have on your design?
  • Auto Design—Frac packs, TSO’s, etc.
  • Slick Water Designs
• MinFrac—Minifrac Analysis
  • G dP/dG theory and superposition derivatives
  • Picking consistent closures
  • After Closure analysis; over-predicting kh and reservoir pressure
• MView - Data Editing and Visualization
  • Recovering Real-Time Data
• MProd - Single Phase Production Simulator
  • History Matching Production Data
  • Eliminating bad data points
  • Fracture Design Optimization, CfD
• MShale—DFN Model for Shale and CBM Fracs
  • What’s different?
  • Multiple Fractures
  • Dendritic, Parallel, interacting, etc.
  • Discrete Fracture Network (DFN)
  • Visualization of 3D Fracture Network
  • Required Input Data
• MPwri – Produced Water Re-injection Simulator
  • Fundamentals
  • Internal/External Damage Models
• Question and Answer Period
  • Ask the Developers
  • Detailed explanation of numerous advanced options (i.e. Friction Model, Fracture interaction, etc.)
  • Questions regarding the software options, input data, theory etc.

These advanced topics will be addressed and illustrated with the help of the Meyer Software. Specific case studies may be submitted to Meyer in advance for possible discussion during the workshop.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for engineers who consider themselves advanced users of the Meyer Hydraulic Fracturing Software and have strong engineering skills with proficiency in the basic concepts of fracturing as related to mass, momentum, and energy conservation. Experience in the fundamentals of pressure history matching, auto design, and minifrac analyses are required. Participants upon enrollment should provide a list of topics they specifically wish to have addressed during the workshop.

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