Fracture monitoring and characterisation

    公开(公告)号:US10107082B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US14414339

    申请日:2013-07-08

    Abstract: Fracture monitoring and characterization of a subterranean fracturing process is described. Hydraulic fracturing conditions intended to induce tensile crack opening or compressional crack closure of a fracture responsible for a microseismic event in the Earth formation are selected and a hydraulic fracturing operation is performed using the selected conditions to cause tensile crack opening or compressional crack closure of the fracture responsible for a microseismic event in the Earth formation. Induced motion data from the microseismic event is received using a plurality of receivers, and the received data is analyzed to track the development of the fracture responsible for the microseismic event and/or to track a proppant distribution within the fracture.

    FIBRE-OPTIC SENSING
    2.
    发明申请
    FIBRE-OPTIC SENSING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180113037A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15573282

    申请日:2016-05-13

    CPC classification number: G01L1/242 E21B47/123 G01D5/35361 G01H9/004 G01L1/247

    Abstract: Processing strain measurement signals from a first measured signal representing a first received backscattered optical signal for a first sensor—the first measured signal associated with a first phase signal—and a second measured signal representing a second received backscattered optical signal for a second sensor. The second measured signal is associated with a second phase signal constituting a consolidation of the first phase signal and an additional phase signal—where the additional phase signal is unrecoverable from the first measured signal. The first phase signal is determined from the first measured signal and processed. The second phase signal is determined from the second measured signal, where the first phase signal and additional phase signal are indistinguishable in the phase domain. The second phase signal is processed to obtain the additional phase signal and a strain measurement signal is constructed using the processed first phase signal and additional phase signal.

    Fibre-optic sensing
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10557761B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15573282

    申请日:2016-05-13

    Abstract: Processing strain measurement signals from a first measured signal representing a first received backscattered optical signal for a first sensor—the first measured signal associated with a first phase signal—and a second measured signal representing a second received backscattered optical signal for a second sensor. The second measured signal is associated with a second phase signal constituting a consolidation of the first phase signal and an additional phase signal—where the additional phase signal is unrecoverable from the first measured signal. The first phase signal is determined from the first measured signal and processed. The second phase signal is determined from the second measured signal, where the first phase signal and additional phase signal are indistinguishable in the phase domain. The second phase signal is processed to obtain the additional phase signal and a strain measurement signal is constructed using the processed first phase signal and additional phase signal.

    FRACTURE MONITORING AND CHARACTERISATION
    4.
    发明申请
    FRACTURE MONITORING AND CHARACTERISATION 审中-公开
    破碎监测和特征

    公开(公告)号:US20150198028A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-16

    申请号:US14414339

    申请日:2013-07-08

    Abstract: Fracture monitoring and characterisation of a subterranean fracturing process is described. Hydraulic fracturing conditions intended to induce tensile crack opening or compressional crack closure of a fracture responsible for a microseismic event in the Earth formation are selected and a hydraulic fracturing operation is performed using the selected conditions to cause tensile crack opening or compressional crack closure of the fracture responsible for a microseismic event in the Earth formation. Induced motion data from the microseismic event is received using a plurality of receivers, and the received data is analysed to track the development of the fracture responsible for the microseismic event and/or to track a proppant distribution within the fracture.

    Abstract translation: 描述了地下压裂过程的断裂监测和表征。 选择用于引起造成地震中微震事件的裂缝的拉伸裂缝开裂或压缩裂缝闭合的水力压裂条件,并使用选定的条件进行水力压裂作业,以引起裂缝的拉裂开裂或压裂裂缝闭合 负责地震中的微震事件。 使用多个接收器接收来自微震事件的诱导运动数据,并且分析接收到的数据以跟踪负责微震事件的裂缝的发展和/或跟踪裂缝内的支撑剂分布。

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