Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Scott Wendorf

Alf Kolbjoern Sevre

Ronald L Hinkie

Kurtis W Price

Paul F Rodney

William Mark Richards

Syed Hamid

Roger Lynn Schultz

Travis Wayne Cavender

Grant Hocking

A method of verifying swelling of a swellable material in a well can include connecting a transmitter to a sensor which senses a parameter indicative of degree of swelling of the swellable material, and conveying a receiver into an interior of a tubular string. The transmitter transmits to the receiver an indication of the degree of swelling of the swellable material. A packer swelling verification system can include a swellable material which swells in a well, and a well tool which is conveyed to the packer in the well. The well tool receives an indication of a degree of swelling of the swellable material. A method of verifying whether a swellable material has swollen in a well can include positioning a conductor proximate the swellable material, whereby the conductor parts in response to swelling of the swellable material, and detecting whether the conductor has parted.

Verification of swelling in a well

Video of an above ground effect of a subterranean event is received. The subterranean event is identified using Eulerian video magnification of the received video.

Subterranean monitoring using enhanced video

Video of an effect on equipment of an event is received. The event is identified using Eulerian video magnification of the received video.

Equipment monitoring using enhanced video

Initiation of injection planes in a well. A method of forming at least one generally planar inclusion in a subterranean formation includes the steps of: expanding a wellbore in the formation by injecting a material into an annulus positioned between the wellbore and a casing lining the wellbore; increasing compressive stress in the formation as a result of the expanding step; and then injecting a fluid into the formation, thereby forming the inclusion in a direction of the increased compressive stress. Another method includes the steps of: expanding a wellbore in the formation by injecting a material into an annulus positioned between the wellbore and a casing lining the wellbore; reducing stress in the formation in a tangential direction relative to the wellbore; and then injecting a fluid into the formation, thereby forming the inclusion in a direction normal to the reduced tangential stress.

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