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System and methods for controlled fracturing in formations
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E21B-043/26
E21B-043/16
E21B-043/24
E21B-033/12
E21B-007/15
E21B-043/00
E21B-033/124
출원번호
US-0568779
(2014-12-12)
등록번호
US-9840898
(2017-12-12)
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Kasevich, Raymond Stanley
Rong, Jeb Xiaobing
Koffer, James Preston
Looney, Mark Dean
Rijken, Margaretha Catharina Maria
출원인 / 주소
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
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초록▼
Controlled fracturing in geologic formations is carried out by a system for generating fractures. The system comprises: a plurality of electrodes for placing in boreholes in a formation with one electrode per borehole, for the plurality of electrodes to define a fracture pattern for the geologic for
Controlled fracturing in geologic formations is carried out by a system for generating fractures. The system comprises: a plurality of electrodes for placing in boreholes in a formation with one electrode per borehole, for the plurality of electrodes to define a fracture pattern for the geologic formation; a first electrical system for delivering a sufficient amount of energy to the electrodes to generate a conductive channel between the pair of electrodes with the conductivity in the channel has a ratio of final to initial channel conductivity of 10:1 to 50,000:1, wherein the sufficient amount of energy is selected from electromagnetic conduction, radiant energy and combinations thereof; and a second electrical system for generating electrical impulses with a voltage output ranging from 100-2000 kV, with the pulses having a rise time ranging from 0.05-500 microseconds and a half-value time of 50-5000 microseconds.
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1. A system for generating fractures in geologic formation, the system comprising: a plurality of electrodes placed in a formation in a plurality of boreholes, wherein for the plurality of electrodes define a fracture pattern for the geologic formation;a preconditioning generator for delivering ener
1. A system for generating fractures in geologic formation, the system comprising: a plurality of electrodes placed in a formation in a plurality of boreholes, wherein for the plurality of electrodes define a fracture pattern for the geologic formation;a preconditioning generator for delivering energy comprising AC power to the electrodes to generate at least one conductive channel between a pair of the electrodes with the conductivity in the channel having a ratio of final to initial channel conductivity of 10:1 to 50,000:1, the energy applied to the electrodes to generate the conductive channel is selected from electromagnetic conduction, radiant energy and combinations thereof;an impulse generator for generating electrical impulses with a voltage output ranging from 100-2000 kV, with the pulses having a rise time ranging from 0.05-500 microseconds and a half-value time of 50-5000 microseconds;wherein the application of the electrical pulses generate multiple fractures surrounding and within the conductive channel by disintegration of minerals and inorganic materials and pyrolysis of organic materials in the formation. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the preconditioning generator comprises electrical equipment to supply voltages and currents at a pre-select frequency for the fracture pattern. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy applied to the electrodes is varied by time phasing of input current or voltage to change energy distribution between the electrodes in the boreholes and thereby controlling fracturing in the formation. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sufficient amount of energy ranges from 1 kV to 2 MV at a frequency range of 0 to 100 MHz for any of continuous waveforms and pulsed waveforms. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrodes are positioned within the boreholes for forming electrode configurations selected from two-wire transmission line, four-wire transmission line, cage-like-transmission line structure, antennas, and combinations thereof. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein each electrode is electrically connected to a cable or a cylinder located within a borehole. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is contained within a borehole wall and at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is in contact with the borehole wall through a spring loaded pin. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is contained within a borehole wall and at least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes extends into the formation through the borehole wall by telescopic means. 9. The system of claim 1, further comprising an impedance spectroscopy for measuring a resultant change in resistivity of volume of the formation to be fractured between a pair of boreholes. 10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a network analyzer for measuring dielectric constant changes over a frequency range from 60 Hz to 10 MHz. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the impulse generator includes generating a voltage waveform to provide shock waves generating the multiple fractures between the electrodes. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the voltage waveform has a frequency spectrum coinciding with a Cole-Cole plots for complex dielectric constant and Smith Chart plots for complex impedance. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the voltage waveform has a frequency spectrum coinciding with a frequency range of lowest formation resistivity and maximum shock wave effect. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the impulse generator is characterized by having a voltage and a current with a plurality of shapes varying according to any of pulse, damped sine wave, and exponential decay. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the electrodes further comprises a plurality of secondary electrodes. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein at least two electrodes are employed in each borehole. 17. The system of claim 1, further comprising a borehole radar to gather any of distribution, size of fracture and propagation velocity about the multiple fractures generated in the formation among sets of boreholes. 18. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of double packers, with each double packer comprising an upper packer and a lower packer, having at least one electrode disposed between the upper and lower packer defining a compartment for containing the at least one electrode. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the packers are inflatable packers. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the inflatable packers are made from non-conductive materials. 21. The system of claim 1, wherein a single generator is both the preconditioning generator and the impulse generator.
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