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This article presents a completion optimization plan conducted by Pioneer Natural
Resources' South Texas asset team in the

Eagle Ford Shale, but the workflow can
help optimize completion designs in any
shale play. The methodology allows different

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completion parameters to be evaluated to
determine the key elements of an optimized
design. Pioneer's "standard" completion
design has been modified based on the
successful results of the completion optimization analysis, and the findings are
being implemented in the company's Eagle
Ford development program.
Geologic variations across a shale
play can directly impact the amount of
hydrocarbons produced from a given
wellbore. This heterogeneity, including
variations in the thickness and internal
characteristics of the formation, are evidenced by regionally distinct structural
and depositional settings identified from
3-D seismic, logs, cores and cuttings.
An integrated approach considering geologic, completion and production data
is required to accurately identify target
zones and improve well performance.
This approach has been implemented
with success and the learning process
has been accelerated to make better development decisions. It allows specific
areas to be ranked and subdivided, based
on production data and reservoir properties. It is important to have a standard
benchmark completion design to evaluate
geology and reservoir characteristics.
Each specific area within a trend may
have a different optimized completion
design based on reservoir quality, and

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