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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Casey Lee Cox, Midland, TX (US);
Kenneth Lee Borgen, Midland, TX (US);
Russell James Padalecki, Midland, TX (US);
Nathan Taylor Crawford, Midland, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for determining discharge area in hydraulic stimulation operations is provided that includes obtaining one or more treatment data inputs from a well system, and determining a discharge area by applying the one or more treatment data inputs to a function that determines discharge area in terms of volumetric flow rate of the fracturing fluid, wherein the discharge area is a total area of all downhole exits through which the fracturing fluid exits a wellbore into a subterranean formation.