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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:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:

Seismos Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jakub Felkl, Austin, TX (US);

Youli Quan, Houston, TX (US);

Junwei Zhang, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Seismos Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); G01V 1/50 (2006.01); G01V 1/40 (2006.01); G01V 1/48 (2006.01); E21B 47/117 (2012.01); G01V 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 47/117 (2020.05); E21B 49/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/008 (2013.01); G01V 1/40 (2013.01); G01V 1/48 (2013.01); G01V 99/005 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); G01V 1/50 (2013.01); G01V 2210/121 (2013.01); G01V 2210/123 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1234 (2013.01); G01V 2210/54 (2013.01); G01V 2210/646 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for characterizing a hydraulic fracture treatment both operationally and in a subsurface formation includes inducing a pressure change in a well drilled through the subsurface formation. At least one of pressure and a time derivative of pressure is measured in the well for a selected length of time. At least one physical parameter of at least one fracture is determined using the measured pressure and/or the time derivative of pressure. A method of evaluating hydraulic fracturing treatment and operations by monitoring resonant structures present while fracturing. A method for characterizing hydraulic fracturing rate uses microseismic event count measured through the wellbore and its real-time implementation.


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