Invention Publication
- Patent Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORO-ELASTIC MODELING AND MICROSEISMIC DEPLETION DELINEATION
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Application No.: US18159512Application Date: 2023-01-25
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Publication No.: US20240192389A1Publication Date: 2024-06-13
- Inventor: Andrey H. Shabelansky , Kurt T. Nihei , Dimitri Bevc , Gian Luigi Fradelizio , Sinead M. Tracey
- Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. , CHEVRON CANADA LIMITED
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,CHEVRON CANADA LIMITED
- Current Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,CHEVRON CANADA LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Main IPC: G01V1/28
- IPC: G01V1/28 ; G01V1/34

Abstract:
A method is described for monitoring a stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) including receiving simulation parameters, performing 3D fully coupled quasi-static poro-elastic finite difference modeling using the simulation parameters, wherein the 3D fully coupled quasi-static poro-elastic finite difference modeling is based on a rescaling of solid rock and fluid flow density parameters and generates simulated temporal quasi-static stresses, and pore pressure. In addition, simulated stresses may be used for performing calculation of the 3D rotation of the simulated stresses to principal directions; performing calculation of the temporal 3D Mohr-Coulomb (MC) failure criteria from the calculated principal stresses and the simulated pore pressure for all or selected time steps; and displaying the computed temporal MC failure criteria results on a graphical display. The method may also be used in time-lapse monitoring of the reservoir for microseismic depletion delineation.
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