For your consideration12 May 2023 19:54
Evening...
Folk will recall the wonderful regression analyses work carried out by Methodology.
that he published via Reddit
Only a small part of that work was shown in
'The Sleeping Giant'πππ
It analysed and set out the effective produce-ability per vertical metre of nett pay in many wells
The numbers were startling
OK...
You have recalled that...maybe even studied it anew?
So...
Let's call that 'Factor A'...the likely produce-ability per vertical metre of nett pay
If my understanding of the operational characteristics of the sand jet perforating technology is correct...
and I am very certain it is correct πππ
Then you can tear up those Methodology numbers...
Apologies to Methodology...(one of othe finest posters to walk these boards)
I say 'tear it up' ...
as the newer tech operates very differently to traditional explosive charges
Vitally , it's performance characteristics are wholly different
In short form explanation...
Explosive charges tend to greatly alter...compress... the rock formations that are near the wellbore...turning once permeable porous sands into a more solid mass
Thus... making the relevant formation less likely to produce...
the explosive forces are very great
and affect the sands...by squeezing the intra pore voids together ...
to the point where both porosity and permeability are reduced...
impeding the flow path into the well bore
Whilst the sand jetting technology not only cuts through the well liner etc but it also serves to actually open up the nearby rock formations ...the reverse effect to explosive charges
Importantly...
And this really is important...
once the opening up effects have occurred,
the sands used in the jetting ...
then act as a proppant...
holding open the rock near the well bore ...increasing effective permeability
and greatly enabling mobility of hydrocarbons into the well bore
The Effect of this easing of the gas path to the wellbore can be considerable...very considerable
I mentioned this phenomenon in one of my old posts...
But of course the timing of that post was a bit prematureπππ
to be of much interest on this BB
Hmmm...
So this should result in an increase in gas production per vertical metre of nett pay π
Sorry if this sounds boring
But it's really important in increasing ...making accessible...the amount of hydrocarbon energy ...the accessed 'E' per metre
So exciting differences in probable flow rate performance...
Now...why is the sand jetting tech additionally exciting?
I reckoned...
And the RNS today confirms my thoughts...
that the sheer vertical metre-age which can be economically tested ...and hopefully placed into production...could itself increase...
Again...
Quite markedly...
Let's call that Factor B
((We have to remember that much of the vertical metre-age at MOU1 consists of thinly bedded sands...
with each str