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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

May. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Xavier Garcia-Teijeiro, Berkshire, GB;

Nikolaos Constantinos Koutsabeloulis, London, GB;

Fabian Krzikalla, Gatwick, GB;

Adrian Rodriguez-Herrera, Gatwick, GB;

Andres Alfonso Pena Olarte, Gatwick, GB;

James Minton, Gatwick, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 99/00 (2009.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/28 (2006.01); E21B 47/0224 (2012.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 99/005 (2013.01); E21B 47/0224 (2020.05); G01V 1/288 (2013.01); G01V 11/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); E21B 2200/20 (2020.05); G01V 2210/123 (2013.01); G01V 2210/66 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method can include receiving mechanical information of a geologic environment and location information of natural fractures of the geologic environment; using a model of the geologic environment, calculating at least strain associated with hydraulic fracturing in the geologic environment; calculating at least microseismicity event locations based at least in part on the calculated strain; calibrating the model based at least in part on the calculated microseismicity event locations and based at least in part on measured microseismicity information associated with the geologic environment to provide a calibrated model; and, using the calibrated model, determining an increase in reactivated fracture volume associated with hydraulic fracturing in the geologic environment.


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