Method of geometric evaluation of hydraulic fractures by using pressure changes
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-021/00
E21B-049/00
E21B-043/26
출원번호
US-0788056
(2015-06-30)
등록번호
US-9988900
(2018-06-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Kampfer, Günther
Dawson, Matthew A.
출원인 / 주소
STATOIL GULF SERVICES LLC
대리인 / 주소
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
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초록▼
A method of evaluating a geometric parameter of a first fracture emanating from a first wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The method includes the steps of forming the first fracture in fluid communication with the first wellbore; forming a second fracture in fluid communicat
A method of evaluating a geometric parameter of a first fracture emanating from a first wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The method includes the steps of forming the first fracture in fluid communication with the first wellbore; forming a second fracture in fluid communication with a second wellbore; measuring a first pressure change in the second wellbore in proximity to the first wellbore; and determining the geometric parameter of the first fracture using at least the measured first pressure change in an analysis which couples a solid mechanics equation and a pressure diffusion equation.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of evaluating a geometric parameter of a first fracture emanating from a first wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming the first fracture in fluid communication with the first wellbore;(b) forming a second fracture in fluid communica
1. A method of evaluating a geometric parameter of a first fracture emanating from a first wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming the first fracture in fluid communication with the first wellbore;(b) forming a second fracture in fluid communication with a second wellbore;(c) measuring a first pressure change in the second wellbore;(d) performing a simulation, using an analysis which couples a solid mechanics equation and a pressure diffusion equation to resolve the effective stress field and the fluid pressure field from which an expected pressure change in the second fracture at a certain distance to the first fracture is obtained;(e) repeating the step (d), in a series of simulations, for various distances between the two fractures;(f) generating fracture geometry specific data sets that provide the expected pressure changes as a function of a spatial relationship between the first fracture and the second fracture; and(g) determining the geometric parameter of the first fracture using at least the measured first pressure change and the fracture geometry specific data sets. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein during the step (c), there is no mass transport between the first fracture and the second fracture. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein during the step (c), no molecule existing in the first fracture exists in the second fracture simultaneously. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis uses a computer simulation. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the coupling between the solid mechanics equation and the pressure diffusion equation is two-way. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: forming a third fracture in fluid communication with the first wellbore; andmeasuring a second pressure change in the second wellbore in proximity to the first wellbore,wherein the step (g) uses the measured first pressure change and the measured second pressure change. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (d) comprises the step of generating fracture geometry specific surface plots from the fracture geometry specific data sets. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pressure change is measured using a surface pressure gauge, a downhole pressure gauge, or a combination thereof. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of designing a spacing between two or more wells penetrating the subterranean formation based on the analysis. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of forming a fourth fracture emanating from a third well penetrating the subterranean formation based on the analysis. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis uses information related to at least one of the Young's modulus of the subterranean formation, the Poisson's ratio of the subterranean formation, the porosity of the subterranean formation, the compressibility and viscosity of the fluid in the subterranean formation, the Biot coefficient of the subterranean formation, the Young's modulus of the matter in the first fracture, the Poisson's ratio of the matter in the first fracture, the porosity of matter in the first fracture, the compressibility and viscosity of the fluid in the matter in the first fracture, and the Biot coefficient of the matter in the first fracture. 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of determining a change in the geometric parameter over a period of time. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of determining information related to a distribution of a bulk material contained in the first fracture in the first wellbore. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of distinguishing between planar fractures vs complex fracture networks based on the analysis. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pressure change is measured at a stage in the second wellbore and exactly one stage has been completed in the second wellbore. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (b) is performed prior to the step (a). 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (c) is performed during performing the step (a).
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