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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/267 (2013.01); E21B 49/008 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); E21B 2200/22 (2020.05);
Abstract
Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure for evaluating whether to apply fluid flowback during a fracture closure stage of a hydraulic fracturing operation of a reservoir formation. Information collected prior to the fracture closure stage of the hydraulic fracturing operation can be first gathered. Based on the collected information, it can be determined whether to perform fluid flowback during the fracture closure stage following a treatment stage of the fracturing operation. Based on the determination, a rate of the fluid flowback can be adjusted and optimized in real-time during the fracture closure stage.