Fracture cluster mapping
US7777606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/364
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method for identifying one or more fracture clusters in an area of interest. In one implementation, the method may include determining a first inclination of each fracture cluster using borehole data. The first inclination refers to a first average angle with respect to horizontal. The method may further include extracting a first set of fracture clusters from seismic data using a filter based on the first inclination and a strike azimuth of each fracture cluster.
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