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Patent No.:

US 10914140 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2018

Systems, methods, and apparatus for discrete fracture simulation of complex subsurface fracture geometries

Applicant:

Sim Tech Llc, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Kamy Sepehrnoori, Austin, TX (US);

Yifei Xu, Austin, TX (US);

Wei Yu, College Station, TX (US);

Jijun Miao, Katy, TX (US);

Assignees:

Sim Tech LLC, Katy, TX (US);

Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:

Victor H. Segura

Primary Examiner:

Juan C Ochoa

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 111/10 (2020.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0092 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); G06F 2111/10 (2020.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for simulating subterranean regions having multi-scale, complex fracture geometries. Non-intrusive embedded discrete fracture modeling formulations are applied in conjunction with commercial simulators to efficiently and accurately model subsurface characteristics in regions having complex hydraulic fractures, complex natural fractures, or a combination of both.

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Sepehrnoori, Kamy. (2021). Systems, methods, and apparatus for discrete fracture simulation of complex subsurface fracture geometries (U.S. Patent No. 10914140). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10914140

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