WO2012054139A3 - Methods for establishing a subsurface fracture network - Google Patents

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WO2012054139A3
WO2012054139A3 PCT/US2011/049579 US2011049579W WO2012054139A3 WO 2012054139 A3 WO2012054139 A3 WO 2012054139A3 US 2011049579 W US2011049579 W US 2011049579W WO 2012054139 A3 WO2012054139 A3 WO 2012054139A3
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fractures
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Abdel Wadood M. El-Rabaa
Leonard V. Moore
Michael E. Mccraken
Chris E. Shuchart
Pavlin Entchev
Nancy H. Choi
Stephen Karner
Jose Oliverio Alvarez
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
    • E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/006—Measuring wall stresses in the borehole

Abstract

A method of creating a network of fractures in a reservoir is provided. The method includes designing a desired fracture network system, and determining required in situ stresses to create the desired fracture network within the reservoir. The method further includes designing a layout of wells to alter the in situ stresses within the stress field, and then injecting a fracturing fluid under pressure into the reservoir to create an initial set of fractures within the reservoir. The method also includes monitoring the in situ stresses within the stress field, and modifying the in situ stresses within the stress field. The method then includes injecting a fracturing fluid under pressure into the reservoir in order to expand upon the initial set of fractures and to create the network of fractures. A method for producing hydrocarbons from a subsurface formation is also provided herein, wherein a fracture network is created from a single, deviated wellbore production.
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US13/825,796 US20130220604A1 (en) 2010-10-20 2011-08-29 Methods For Establishing A Subsurface Fracture Network
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