Using downhole strain measurements to determine hydraulic fracture system geometry
US10125605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V8/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The use of a distributed fiber optic strain sensor system in horizontal hydraulic fracturing wells to determine several measurements of hydraulic fracture system geometry including number of far-field fractures, hydraulic and propped fracture length, fracture azimuth, and multi-planar fracture complexity.
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