Reservoir and completion quality assessment in unconventional (shale gas) wells without logs or core
US8967249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/088
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to a method for recovering hydrocarbons from a formation including collecting and analyzing a formation sample, drilling operation data, and wellbore pressure measurement, estimating a reservoir and completion quality, and performing an oil field service in a region of the formation comprising the quality. In some embodiments, the formation sample is a solid collected from the drilling operation or includes cuttings or a core sample.
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