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HiWAY

Flow-channel fracturing technique

Create infinite fracture conductivity

The HiWAY flow-channel fracturing technique is a proven Schlumberger technology that fundamentally changes the way proppant fractures generate conductivity. The first of its kind, the HiWAY technique creates open pathways inside the fracture, enabling hydrocarbons to flow through the stable channels rather than the proppant. This optimizes connectivity between the reservoir and the wellbore—resulting in infinite fracture conductivity.

Improve production from hydraulic fracturing with a reduced footprint

The HiWAY technique significantly increases fracture conductivity while reducing water and proppant consumption. This means higher production, simpler logistics, reduced operational time and footprint, and lower carbon emissions.

20%

More Production

40%^‡

Less Proppant

25%^†‡

Less emissions

30%^‡

Less Water

Lower carbon emissions by up to 25%

In fracturing operations, carbon emissions are mainly generated from

proppant raw material sourcing, manufacturing, and transportation
water sourcing and transportation
fracturing operation itself
equipment mobilization and demobilization.

The HiWAY technique enables reduction of up to 40% proppant and 30% water requirements, resulting in a significant reduction in carbon emissions.

Reduce water requirements

As deeper and longer laterals and more stages are completed to optimize hydrocarbon drainage, the HiWAY technique plays a crucial part in reducing water volume in hydraulic fracturing operations. Through engineered designs using less proppant, water consumption can be reduced by up to 30%. And the risk of screenout is significantly minimized. Currently, HiWAY technique has a placement success rate of more than 99%—eliminating contingency cleanouts and repeat fracturing jobs and their associated emissions and water consumption.

HiWAY technique emissions reduction activities

Considering only emissions from proppant and water transportation from the base to the location, equipment mobilization and demobilization, and the fracturing operation itself (activities outlined in green), the HiWAY technique reduces carbon emissions by up to 25% compared with the conventional fracturing technique^†. The emissions reduction is even higher if proppant raw material sourcing, manufacturing, and transportation to the country are factored in the quantification calculation.

^†Emissions from proppant and water transportation from the base to the location, equipment mobilization and demobilization, and the fracturing operation itself

^‡ Max. based on analysis completed on various job completion strategies including

8-stage conventional well completed with HiWAY technique compared with conventional job design
single-stage conventional well completed with HiWAY technique compared with conventional job design
20-stage unconventional well completed with HiWAY technique compared with conventional slickwater

Improve performance in vertical, horizontal, conventional, and unconventional wells

The HiWAY technique has improved time to sales, fluid recovery, initial production rate, and average-well estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) in more than 4,000 jobs worldwide—including the Rocky Mountain region of the US and the Sierras Blancas formation in Argentina.

Increase efficiency, optimize production

Since 2010, the HiWAY flow-channel hydraulic fracturing technique has helped operators increase production while using less water and proppant. The first technique of its kind, the HiWAY technique creates stable channels within the fractures—decoupling fracture conductivity from the proppant pack. This results in infinite fracture conductivity.

Kinetix RT

Real-time stimulation optimization software

Use surface and downhole data to facilitate immediate decisions during fracturing and acidizing operations.

Kinetix

Reservoir-centric stimulation-to-production software

Integrate complex reservoir and engineering data to simulate and optimize completion and fracture stimulation designs.

Salik

Local-sand-enabled flow-channel fracturing service

Reduce fracturing costs by replacing >50% of your ceramic proppant with local sand—but maintain high fracture conductivity.

DeepSTIM

Stimulation vessels

Optimize acidizing, fracturing, sand control, and scale control in deepwater wells in extreme environments.

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Video HiWAY Fracturing Technique

Improving your production with reduced impact

Product Sheet HiWAY Flow-Channel Fracturing Technique

Create infinite fracture conductivity to improve production while reducing environmental impact.

Case Study Flow-Channel Fracturing Reduced >8,500 t of CO2 Emissions

HiWAY technique completes >1,100 jobs in 2020, improving production while reducing proppant, water, and CO2.

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Brochure HiWAY Flow-Channel Fracturing Technique

Infographic of the benefits of infinite fracture conductivity.