Simulation-Based Evaluation of U-Shaped Well Performance in the Bakken, Midland, and Anadarko Shales Using Fully Coupled Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Modeling
Surface constraints in mature shale developments limit where new laterals and wellheads can be placed. U-shaped wells place two parallel laterals within one surface section through a 180° turn, avoiding a second vertical section and wellhead. We compare U-shaped and two well developments in the Bakken, Midland, and Ana...