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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Lee J. Hall, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Phillip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of mapping micro-fractures of a fracture network comprising: introducing a capsule or coated capsule or containment into the fracture network, where in the capsules or containment comprise an explosive substance and a plurality of micro-proppant; allowing initiation of the explosive substance of some or all of the plurality of the capsules to occur, wherein initiation of the explosive substance causes detonation of the explosive substance, and wherein the detonation produces one or more micro-seismic events; and causing or allowing at least a portion of the micro-proppant to enter one or more of the micro-fractures.