Method of performing complex fracture operations at a wellsite having ledged fractures
US10794154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/10
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of performing a fracture operation at a wellsite is disclosed for a wellsite positioned about a subterranean formation having a wellbore therethrough and a fracture network therein. The fracture network includes natural fractures. The method involves generating wellsite parameters of the wellsite comprising seismic measurements, generating smooth fracture parameters of a smooth fracture by solving governing equations based on the wellsite parameters, and generating ledged fracture parameters of a ledged fracture by identifying ledge locations and generating ledged fracture parameters of a ledged fracture at the ledge locations by solving the governing equations based on the wellsite parameters for the ledge locations.
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