Methods for geomechanical fracture modeling
US8126689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/646
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to methods for designing and optimizing the number, placement, and size of fractures in a subterranean formation and more particularly to methods that account for stress interference from other fractures when designing and optimizing the number, placement, and size of fractures in the subterranean formation. The present invention optimizes the number, placement and size of fractures in a subterranean formation. The present invention determines one or more geomechanical stresses induced by each fracture based on the dimensions and location of each fracture. The present invention determines a maximum number of fractures and a predicted stress field based on the geomechanical stresses induced by each of the fractures
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