API HF1 : 2009

1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 General Principles
   3.1 Protecting Groundwater and the Environment
   3.2 Well Design and Construction
   3.3 The Drilling and Completion Process
4 Casing Guidance
5 Cementing the Casing
   5.1 General
   5.2 Cement Selection
   5.3 Zone Isolation
   5.4 Cementing Practices
   5.5 Casing Centralizers
6 Well Logging and Other Testing
   6.1 General
   6.2 Open-hole Well Logging
   6.3 Cement Integrity (Cased-hole) Logging
   6.4 Other Testing and Information
7 Well Construction Guidelines
   7.1 General
   7.2 Conductor Casing
   7.3 Surface Casing
   7.4 Intermediate Casing
   7.5 Production Casing
   7.6 Horizontal Wells
8 Perforating
9 Hydraulic Fracturing
   9.1 General
   9.2 Horizontal Fractures
   9.3 Vertical Fractures
   9.4 Hydraulic Fracturing Process
   9.5 Hydraulic Fracturing Equipment and Materials
10 Data Collection, Analysis, and Monitoring
   10.1 General
   10.2 Baseline Assessment
   10.3 "Mini frac" Treatment and Analysis
   10.4 Monitoring During Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
   10.5 Post-hydraulic Fracturing Monitoring Techniques
   10.6 Post-completion Monitoring
Bibliography

Gives guidance and highlight industry recommended practices for well construction and integrity for wells that will be hydraulically fractured.