Sharif University of Technology Scientia Iranica 1026-3098 16 2 2009 12 01 Investigation and Selection of Suitable Layers in Bangestan Reservoir for Hydraulic Fracturing Operation 3273 EN S.R. Shadizadeh Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering,Anchorage B.A. Habibnia Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering,Anchorage R. Syllabee Department of Reservoir Engineering,University of Alberta Journal Article 2010 05 12 Hydraulic fracturing is a process applied to boreholes to improve the ability of uids (such as oil and gas) to ow to the hole and be recovered. Recent investigation has shown that fractures can play a major role in the productivity of low permeability formations. The Ahwaz oil eld is one of the largest in South West Iran. The Bangestan reservoir in this eld, with a suitable amount of oil in place and good rock reservoirs, has been selected for the present research work. The pressure prole has been calculated in tight reservoirs in a few wells, for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing operation studies. In this work, the pore pressure was calculated by using the available eld data in the carbonated reservoir of the Ahwaz eld. The results indicate that the Ilam formation could be a good candidate for hydraulic fracturing. https://scientiairanica.sharif.edu/article_3273_9c8661befae6dbcd08304dbf4dcaf0db.pdf