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FracConnect Unconventional Perforating System

Optimize treatments and improve reservoir access

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Example System Configuration Applications
Unconventional reservoirs
Phase Average Hole Size Penetration
-90 Horizontal wellbores
-90 1.0 in. 5 in. Tight formations
0 0.4 in. 22 in.
+90 90 1.0 in. 5 in. Features and Benefits
18 in. Variable configurations can deliver average hole sizes Fewer, axially consolidated perforations
1.4 in. ranging from 0.4 to 1.0 in. and penetration depths from Creates more focused fracture initiation
4 to 23 in.
points
Minimizes fracture tortuosity and near
wellbore chokes
The FracConnect unconventional perforating system forces treatments up and out into the formation, helping improve
Mitigates friction caused by competing
reservoir coverage for increased production and recovery potential.
fractures near the wellbore
The Baker Hughes FracConnect unconventional increasing reservoir contact and improving Reduces pressure drops in the near
perforating system features an efficient gun design drainage. Depending on the target formation and wellbore area
and an optimized perforation pattern that enhances reservoir characteristics, the system can be Improves hydrocarbon flow back and
fracture treatments, improves overall drainage, configured to deliver average hole sizes ranging production potential
and increases operational efficiency. from 0.4 to 1.0 in. (10.2 to 25.4 mm) and
penetration depths from 4 to 23 in. (101.6 to Optimized perforation geometry
While many technologies have been updated and 584.2 mm). Forces treatments up and out from the
optimized for unconventional well applications,
wellbore
perforating guns and systems have remained largely Each 18-in. gun segment uses only three charges,
unchanged. Conventional perforating guns create a design feature that focuses treatment pressures Increases reservoir fracturing efficiency
long, spiral-patterned perforations that enable to maximize fracture length and reach, while having Improves proppant dispersion and
effective hydraulic fracture treatments in vertical the added benefit of reducing competing fractures placement
wells. But in horizontal wells, this design leaves the near the wellbore. This enables more proppant and Enhances gravity-induced drainage and
formation undertreated or even untreated because fluid to penetrate the formation, reduces pressure ultimate recovery potential
fluid and proppant are not effectively directed and drops near the wellbore, and minimizes choking
placed in the area above and to the sides of the during flow back. Additionally, the shorter gun Compact, efficient design
wellbore. Multiple spiral perforations also create a length and decreased number of shaped charges
Uses shaped charges that can be
network of competing fractures near the wellbore provides greater operational efficiency and reduces
that impede proppant and fluid penetration during health, safety, and environmental (HSE) risk. configured for reservoir conditions
treatment, as well as hydrocarbon flow into the Generates greater reservoir access with
wellbore during production. Failing to adequately Contact your Baker Hughes representative today to fewer perforations
treat the reservoir leaves hydrocarbons locked in the learn more about how the FracConnect Reduces gun system length
formation. unconventional perforating system can help you Simplifies handling at surface
increase fracture effectiveness and improve Lowers HSE risk
The FracConnect unconventional perforating system reservoir access in unconventional wells.
has been specifically engineered to enhance
fracture treatments in unconventional wells,
improving production and recovery potential, while
also cutting costs. The 18-in. (45.7-cm) gun body
features shaped charges that fire upward and
outward from the gun body. No perforations are
created on the bottom half of the wellbore where
fluids and proppant preferentially flow in horizontal
applications. This optimized perforation geometry
creates a fountain-like treatment in the formation for
more effective proppant dispersion and placement,

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