Method and systems of determining viable hydraulic fracture scenarios
US8855988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/20
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Determining viable hydraulic fracture scenarios. At least some of the illustrative embodiments include: executing a fracture planning program, and determining a set of schedules from the fracture planning program, each schedule comprising a volume of fracture fluid, amount of proppant, and flow rate of the fracture fluid; providing each schedule of the set of schedules to a stress analysis program, executing the stress analysis program, and determining a set of indications from the stress analysis program, each indication indicative of whether a respect schedule exceeds engineering limits of a tubing string; and providing at least some of the schedules to a fracture simulation program, executing the fracture simulation program, and determining a set of fracture geometries from the fracture simulation program, each fracture geometry corresponding to a respective schedule.
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