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Patent No.:

US 10329904 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2016

Determining the robustness of discrete fracture network permeability estimates

Applicant:

Tobias Hoeink, Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Tobias Hoeink, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:

Cantor Colburn LLP

Primary Examiner:

Charles D Garber

Assistant Examiner:

Alia Sabur

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/02 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/08 (2006.01); E21B 33/13 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/20 (2006.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 41/0092 (2013.01); E21B 43/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/02 (2013.01); G01N 15/08 (2013.01); E21B 33/13 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/20 (2013.01); E21B 43/24 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); G01N 15/0806 (2013.01);
Abstract

Examples of techniques for determining robustness of a discrete fracture network (DFN) permeability estimate are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include: receiving a DFN of an earth formation of interest, the DFN comprising a plurality of connected fractures; determining a directional equivalent permeability of the plurality of connected fractures of the DFN using a numerical upscaling method; and determining the robustness of the directional equivalent permeability.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hoeink, Tobias. (2019). Determining the robustness of discrete fracture network permeability estimates (U.S. Patent No. 10329904). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10329904

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