System and method for performing stimulation operations
US10605060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and method is provided for performing stimulation operations at a wellsite having a subterranean formation with a reservoir therein. The method involves acquiring integrated wellsite data (e.g., geomechanical, geological, and/or geophysical properties of the formation, and/or geometrical properties of the mechanical discontinuities in the formation). The method also involves generating a mechanical earth model using the integrated wellsite data, and identifying a crossing behavior between an induced hydraulic fracture and at least one discontinuity in the formation. The method also involves optimizing a stimulation plan to achieve an optimized crossing behavior. The stimulation plan includes at least one of fluid viscosity, rate of injection of the fracturing fluid, and concentration of a fluid loss additive. The optimization may further include adjusting the stimulation plan to achieve the optimized crossing behavior between the induced hydraulic fracture and the discontinuity in the formation.
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