312 IAC 29-2-137 - "Well stimulation" defined
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 137.
"Well stimulation" means a treatment performed to restore or enhance the productivity of a well. Stimulation treatments consist of two (2) main groups as follows:
(1) Hydraulic
fracturing treatments are performed above the fracture pressure of the
reservoir formation to create a highly conductive flow path between the
reservoir and the well bore.
(2)
Matrix treatments are performed below the reservoir fracture pressure to
restore the natural permeability of the reservoir following changes such as
mineral precipitate buildup in the near-well bore area. An acid well
stimulation treatment would be considered a matrix treatment.
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