Competition between transverse and axial hydraulic fractures in horizontal well

    公开(公告)号:US10267131B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US14421469

    申请日:2013-08-13

    IPC分类号: E21B43/11 E21B43/26 E21B49/00

    摘要: An apparatus and methods for forming a transverse fracture in a subterranean formation surrounding a wellbore including measuring a property along the length of the formation surrounding the wellbore, forming a stress profile of the formation, identifying a region of the formation to remove using the stress profile, removing the region with a device in the wellbore, and introducing a fluid into the wellbore, wherein a transverse fracture is more likely to form than if the region was not removed. Some embodiments benefit from computing the energy required to initiate and propagate a fracture from the region, optimizing the fluid introduction to minimize the energy required, and optimizing the geometry of the region.

    COMPETITION BETWEEN TRANSVERSE AND AXIAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURES IN HORIZONTAL WELL
    6.
    发明申请
    COMPETITION BETWEEN TRANSVERSE AND AXIAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURES IN HORIZONTAL WELL 审中-公开
    水平井横向和轴向液压裂缝之间的竞争

    公开(公告)号:US20150218925A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-06

    申请号:US14421469

    申请日:2013-08-13

    IPC分类号: E21B43/26 E21B43/11

    摘要: An apparatus and methods for forming a transverse fracture in a subterranean formation surrounding a wellbore including measuring a property along the length of the formation surrounding the wellbore, forming a stress profile of the formation, identifying a region of the formation to remove using the stress profile, removing the region with a device in the wellbore, and introducing a fluid into the wellbore, wherein a transverse fracture is more likely to form than if the region was not removed. Some embodiments benefit from computing the energy required to initiate and propagate a fracture from the region, optimizing the fluid introduction to minimize the energy required, and optimizing the geometry of the region.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在围绕井眼的地下地层中形成横向断裂的装置和方法,包括测量围绕井筒的地层长度的性质,形成地层的应力分布,使用应力剖面识别地层的要移除的区域 用井筒中的装置去除该区域,并将流体引入井筒中,其中横截面更可能形成,如果该区域未被除去。 一些实施例受益于计算从该区域启动和传播骨折所需的能量,优化流体引入以使所需的能量最小化并优化该区域的几何形状。

    Reservoir and Completion Quality Assessment in Unconventional (Shale Gas) Wells Without Logs or Core
    8.
    发明申请
    Reservoir and Completion Quality Assessment in Unconventional (Shale Gas) Wells Without Logs or Core 审中-公开
    非常规(页岩气)水库和完井质量评估无井筒或核心井

    公开(公告)号:US20150240633A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-27

    申请号:US14615632

    申请日:2015-02-06

    IPC分类号: E21B49/00 E21B43/26

    摘要: Embodiments herein relate to a method for recovering hydrocarbons from a formation including collecting and analyzing a formation sample, drilling operation data, and wellbore pressure measurement, estimating a reservoir and completion quality, and performing an oil field service in a region of the formation comprising the quality. In some embodiments, the formation sample is a solid collected from the drilling operation or includes cuttings or a core sample.

    摘要翻译: 本文的实施方案涉及从地层中回收碳氢化合物的方法,包括收集和分析地层样品,钻井作业数据和井眼压力测量,估计储层和完井质量,以及在地层的区域内执行油田服务, 质量。 在一些实施方案中,地层样品是从钻井操作收集的固体或包括切屑或芯样品。

    Method for improved design of hydraulic fracture height in a subterranean laminated rock formation

    公开(公告)号:US10738578B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15315943

    申请日:2015-06-05

    IPC分类号: E21B43/26 E21B49/00 E21B43/00

    摘要: Embodiments herein relate to a method for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation traversed by a wellbore including characterizing the formation using measured properties of the formation, including mechanical properties of geological interfaces, identifying a formation fracture height wherein the identifying comprises calculating a contact of a hydraulic fracture surface with geological interfaces, and fracturing the formation wherein a fluid viscosity or a fluid flow rate or both are selected using the calculating. Embodiments herein also relate to a method for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation traversed by a wellbore including measuring the formation comprising mechanical properties of geological interfaces, characterizing the formation using the measurements, calculating a formation fracture height using the formation characterization, calculating an optimum fracture height using the measurements, and comparing the optimum fracture height to the formation fracture height.