System and method for performing microseismic fracture operations
US9715026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/646
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of performing a microseismic fracture operation for a wellsite having a subterranean formation with a complex fracture network therein are provided. The method involves describing a relationship between microseismic events to determine the complex fracture network of the subterranean formation, generating a fault volume by extracting faults from the fracture network based on the relationship between the microseismic events, generating a discrete fracture network comprising discrete fractures from the complex fracture network by extracting fracture planes from the obtained fault volume, and simulating fracture geometry and proppant placement.
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