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Example Well:  50 frac stages over a 7500' horizontal lateral
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Day 1:   06:00 15:00 9.00 RIG UP/DOWN LOC MIRU frac equipment, crane, ELU, grease package, S3 pump down pumps, and Colt test pump. Pressure test lubricator and S3 lines to 9,500 psi. Good test. Test iron to 9,500 psi. Good test.

Day 2:   06:00 13:00 7.00 WAITING ON EQUIP/TOOLS WOT WAIT ON CTU

13:00 18:00 5.00 RIG UP/DOWN LOC MIRU 2” CTU and crane. MU BHA #1 as follows: 4.65" mill, 3.75” crossover, 2.88"motor, 2.88 agitator, 2.88” hyd. disconnect, 2.88” bi-directional jar,2.88” backpressure valve, 2.88” coil tubing connector. Surface test motor. Good test.

18:00 05:00 11.00 WASH SAND/FILL REAM NU CT stack and test to 9,500 psi. Good test. SICP 400 psi. RIH pumping 3.8 bpm at 6,600 psi returning 3.7 bpm at 300 psi on manifold. Tag RSI sleeve @ 16,185’ (CTM). Pump 10 bbl dyed sweep, 10 bbl spacer and final 10 bbl dyed sweep. Circulate well clean with a trace of sand in the returns. POOH.

05:00 06:00 1.00 PU/LD BHA TRP LD BHA #1

06:00 12:00 6.00 FRACTURE STIM CPOOH with  BHA #1.  Perform injection test.pump 285 bbls at 40 bpm and 8,488 psi.

12:00 18:00 6.00 TCP PERF LD BHA #1. MU and RIH with TCP guns to 16,202’ CTM (RSI at 16,171’). PU and perf stage #1 from 16,143’ to 16,021’. POOH and break out TCP guns. Purge coil with N2. RDMO CTU.

 

Frac stage #2. Plug/perf and frac stage #3 thru #xx

18:00 20:15 2.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE #2

AVG RATE = 71 BPM

AVG PSI = 6,377 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,904 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 173,781 LBS

20:15 22:15 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE #3

PERFORATIONS; 15.873' - 15,991'

22:15 00:30 2.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE #3

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 6,083 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,773 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 206,083 LBS

00:30 00:30 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE #4

:PERFORATIONS: 15,724' - 15,841'

00:30 00:30 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE #4

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,857 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = XXXXBBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,147 LBS

00:30 00:30 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE #5

PERFORATIONS: 15,574' - 15,692'

Day 3:   06:00 08:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE #5

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,487 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4402 BBLS

TOTAL SAND =208,227 LBS

08:00 10:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE #6

PERFORATIONS = 15,422' - 15,544'

10:00 12:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE #6

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,374 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,426BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 211,033 LBS

12:00 14:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE #7

PERFORATIONS = 15,272' - 15,394'

14:00 16:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE #7

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,902 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,811BBLS

TOTAL SAND =208,504 LBS

16:00 18:00 2.00 MISCELLANEOUS OTH Waiting on Key Personnel

18:00 20:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 8

PERFORATIONS = 15,123' - 15,244'

20:00 21:30 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 8

AVG RATE = 62 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,656 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = XXXX8BBLS

TOTAL SAND =210,524 LBS

21:30 23:00 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 9

PERFORATIONS = 14,973' - 15,095'

23:00 00:30 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 9

AVG RATE = 60 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,820 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,649BBLS

TOTAL SAND =208,806 LBS

00:30 02:30 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 10

PERFORATIONS = 14,823' - 14,945'

02:30 04:15 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 10

AVG RATE = 62 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,879 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,620BBLS

TOTAL SAND =210,227 LBS

04:15 06:00 1.75 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 11

PERFORATIONS = 14,673' - 14,795'

Day 3:   06:00 06:00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 11

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,923 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,739 BBLS

TOTAL SAND =208,740 LBS

06:00 09:00 3.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 12

PERFORATIONS = 14,523' - 14,645'

09:00 12:00 3.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 12

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,968 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,688BBLS

TOTAL SAND =208,540 LBS

12:00 14:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 13

PERFORATIONS = 14,374' - 14,495'

14:00 16:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 13

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,665 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,722BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,415 LBS

16:00 18:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 14

PERFORATIONS = 14,224' - 14,346'

18:00 20:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 14

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 5,090 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 5,366BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 202,914 LBS

20:00 22:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 15

PERFORATIONS = 14,074' - 14,196'

22:00 00:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 15

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 5,101 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 5,195BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,910 LBS

00:00 01:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 16

PERFORATIONS = 13,924' - 14,046

01:30 03:00 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 16

AVG RATE = XX BPM

AVG PSI = XXXX PSI

TOTAL FLUID = XXXXBBLS

TOTAL SAND =XXXXXX LBS

03:00 04:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 17

PERFORATIONS = 13,775' - 13

Day 4:   04:30 07:30 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 17

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,352 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,577BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,031 LBS

07:30 09:30 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 18

PERFORATIONS = 13,625' - 13,747'

09:30 11:30 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 18

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,748 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 5,052BBLS

TOTAL SAND =209,293 LBS

11:30 13:30 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 19

PERFORATIONS = 13,475' - 13,597'

13:30 15:30 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 19

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,542 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,705BBLS

TOTAL SAND =208,079 LBS

15:30 17:00 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 20

PERFORATIONS = 13,325' - 13,447'

17:00 18:45 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 20

AVG RATE = 62 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,885 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,551 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 204,908 LBS

18:45 20:30 1.75 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 21

PERFORATIONS = 13,175' - 13,297'

20:30 22:30 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 21

AVG RATE = 62 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,437 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,555BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,430 LBS

22:30 00:30 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 22

PERFORATIONS = 13,026' - 13,147'

00:30 02:15 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 22

AVG RATE = 62 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,672 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,516 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,947 LBS

02:15 04:00 1.75 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 23

PERFORATIONS = 12,876' - 12,988'

04:00 06:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 23

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,804 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,559 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,087 LBS

Day 5:   06:00 07:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 24

PERFORATIONS = 12,726' - 12,848'

07:30 09:30 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 24

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,588 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,617BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,651 LBS

09:30 12:00 2.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 25

PERFORATIONS = 12,576' - 12,698'

12:00 14:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 25

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,363 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,558BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,060 LBS

14:00 16:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 26

PERFORATIONS = 12,427' - 12,548'

16:00 18:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 26

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,270 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4463 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,001 LBS

18:00 20:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 27

PERFORATIONS = 12,277' - 12,399'

20:00 22:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 27

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,484 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,801BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,835 LBS

22:00 00:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 28

PERFORATIONS = 12,127' - 12,249'

00:00 02:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 28

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,159 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,701BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,283 LBS

02:00 04:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 29

PERFORATIONS = 11,977' - 12,099'

04:00 06:00 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 29

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,593 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,588BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 211,002 LBS

Day 6:   06:00 07:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 30

PERFORATIONS = 11,828' - 11,949'

07:30 08:45 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 30

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,884PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,502BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 211,630 LBS

08:45 10:45 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 31

PERFORATIONS = 11,678' - 11,800'

10:45 12:00 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 31

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,220 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,488BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,136 LBS

12:00 14:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 32

PERFORATIONS = 11,528' - 11,650'

14:00 15:15 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 32

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,001 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,399BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,401 LBS

15:15 17:15 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 33

PERFORATIONS = 11,378' - 11,500'

17:15 19:00 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 33

AVG RATE = 59 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,141 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,572BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 207,627 LBS

19:00 20:45 1.75 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 34

PERFORATIONS = 11,228' - 11,350'

20:45 22:30 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 34

AVG RATE = 61 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,226 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,543 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 211,551 LBS

22:30 00:15 1.75 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 35

PERFORATIONS = 11,079' - 11,200'

00:15 02:00 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 35

AVG RATE = 61 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,246 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,549BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 211,163 LBS

02:00 03:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 36

PERFORATIONS = 10,929' - 11

03:30 06:00 2.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 36

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,488 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = XXXXBBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,508 LBS

Day 7:   06:00 08:15 2.25 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 37

PERFORATIONS = 10,779' - 10,901'

08:15 10:15 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 37

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,268 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,367 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,836 LBS

10:15 12:15 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 38

PERFORATIONS = 10,629' - 10,751'

12:15 14:15 2.00 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 38

AVG RATE = 71 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,075 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,417BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 212,640 LBS

14:15 16:15 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 39

PERFORATIONS = 10,480' - 10,601'

16:15 18:45 2.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 39

AVG RATE = 60 BPM

AVG PSI = 3,846 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,376 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,781 LBS

18:45 21:15 2.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 40

PERFORATIONS = 10,330' - 10,452'

21:15 23:00 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 40

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,420 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,487BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,090 LBS

23:00 01:00 2.00 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 41

PERFORATIONS = 10,180' - 10,302'

01:00 02:45 1.75 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 41

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,222 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,562 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,407 LBS

02:45 04:30 1.75 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 42

PERFORATIONS = 10,030' - 10,150'

04:30 06:00 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 42

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 6,194 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,479BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,396 LBS

Day 8:   06:00 07:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 43

PERFORATIONS = 9,880' - 10,002'

07:30 08:45 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 43

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,268 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,359BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,331 LBS

08:45 10:15 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 44

PERFORATIONS = 9,731' - 9,852'

10:15 11:30 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 44

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,194 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,356BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,854 LBS

11:30 13:00 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 45

PERFORATIONS = 9,581' - 9,703'

13:00 14:15 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 45

AVG RATE = 70 BPM

AVG PSI = X4,240 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,303BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,806 LBS

14:15 15:30 1.25 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 46

PERFORATIONS = 9,431' - 9,553'

15:30 16:45 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 46

AVG RATE = 68 BPM

AVG PSI = 4,149 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,509 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 210,672 LBS

16:45 18:00 1.25 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 47

PERFORATIONS = 9,281' - 9,403'

18:00 19:30 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 47

AVG RATE = 58 BPM

AVG PSI = 3,858 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,559 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 209,751 LBS

19:30 20:45 1.25 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 48

PERFORATIONS = 9,132' - 9,253

20:45 22:00 1.25 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 48

AVG RATE = 60 BPM

AVG PSI = 3,425 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,450 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,468 LBS

22:00 23:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 49

PERFORATIONS = 8,982' - 9,104'

23:30 01:00 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 49

AVG RATE = 61 BPM

AVG PSI = 3,776 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,603BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 211,020 LBS

01:00 02:30 1.50 WL PERFORATE PERF PERFORATESTAGE # 50

PERFORATIONS = 8,832' - 8,954'

02:30 04:00 1.50 FRACTURE STIM FRAC STAGE # 50

AVG RATE = 61 BPM

AVG PSI = 3,735 PSI

TOTAL FLUID = 4,518 BBLS

TOTAL SAND = 208,998 LBS

04:00 06:00 2.00 OTHER WL WORK LOG Set kill plug at 9,'. POOH and bleed pressure to zero. SIW and secure.

Day 9:   06:00 06:00 24.00 RIG UP/DOWN LOC RDMO Frac, ELU, crane, grease package, Copumps, water treatment, and water transfer. ND frac s bottom master valve). NU 5 1/8” 10K x 4” flowcross on top of bottom valve.

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