The Stim-Lab Proppant Consortium is now into its 30th year of investigating methods to optimize recovery from hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells.
The Consortium research and study is directed at “The Investigation of the Effects of Environmental Conditions and Fluids on Fracture Conductivity” and per the Consortium Charter to:
Describe and predict the behavior of proppants under realistic downhole conditions, and
Provide tools to compare proppants and predict expected well productivity to permit economic decisions.
All Consortium research and studies are based upon a consensus of opinion voiced at scheduled meetings or by ballots submitted by the 40+ member companies. Member companies include operators, service companies, proppant suppliers and chemical companies.
The Consortium group meets two times per year to receive research updates and to discuss future testing criteria. These meetings offer a valuable opportunity to network with other industry professionals active and knowledgeable in hydraulic fracturing. The first meeting of a Program year is generally held in July, with the final meeting in February of the subsequent year.
Benefits of Consortium Membership
Immediate access to 30 years of proppant/fluid/fracturing research and study
Networking and access to community of industry professionals with expertise in HF
Diverse membership- operators, service companies, proppant suppliers- domestic and international
Research and studies are member directed
Independent non-biased approach to research
New insights into proppant /fluid/substrate behaviors as research progresses
Access to updated Predict-K (PDK) and Proppant Manger (PM)
The Consortium research and study is directed at “The Investigation of the Effects of Environmental Conditions and Fluids on Fracture Conductivity” and per the Consortium Charter to:
Describe and predict the behavior of proppants under realistic downhole conditions, and
Provide tools to compare proppants and predict expected well productivity to permit economic decisions.
All Consortium research and studies are based upon a consensus of opinion voiced at scheduled meetings or by ballots submitted by the 40+ member companies. Member companies include operators, service companies, proppant suppliers and chemical companies.
The Consortium group meets two times per year to receive research updates and to discuss future testing criteria. These meetings offer a valuable opportunity to network with other industry professionals active and knowledgeable in hydraulic fracturing. The first meeting of a Program year is generally held in July, with the final meeting in February of the subsequent year.
Benefits of Consortium Membership
Immediate access to 30 years of proppant/fluid/fracturing research and study
Networking and access to community of industry professionals with expertise in HF
Diverse membership- operators, service companies, proppant suppliers- domestic and international
Research and studies are member directed
Independent non-biased approach to research
New insights into proppant /fluid/substrate behaviors as research progresses
Access to updated Predict-K (PDK) and Proppant Manger (PM)
