Proppant physicsMethod
Phase 13 of the formulation. The single-fracture transport physics that govern whether a grain reaches the tip: settling regime, hindered correction, slot convection, bridging, and equilibrium dune height. Multi-cluster allocation and washout risk live in the existing transport panel.
Effective d_p = 0.0139 in (from mesh)
typical 0–0.06 in
Set to 0 to use the mesh table value.
typical 150–200 lb/ft³
Sand≈165, ceramic≈173, RCS≈156.
typical 0.02–0.3 v/v
≈ 0.10 v/v ≈ 2 PPA in slickwater.
typical 2.4–4.65 –
4.65 (Stokes) → 2.4 (Newton).
typical 8–10.5 ppg
Slickwater ≈ 8.34, linear gel ≈ 8.7.
typical 1–50 cP
At slot temperature.
typical 100–300 °F
typical 0.05–0.5 in
PKN/KGD avg width (PKN) from BC bundle + depletion run · w/d_p = 12.95
typical 50–400 ft
2 × bubble radius (200 ft) from depletion run
typical 1–20 bpm
|BHP rate| (80.0 bpm) / 1 cluster
Daneshy-style equilibrium: dune fills until v_above can re-suspend the proppant (N_crit ≈ 0.05).
Concentration C (–)
Fracture width w (in)