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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal-Jeddah, SA;
Marwah Mufid Alsinan, Al Qatif, SA;
Hyung Tae Kwak, Dhahran, SA;
Xupeng He, Thuwal, SA;
Hussein Hoteit, Thuwal, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal-Jeddah, SA;
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining a 3D hydraulic aperture of a 3D fracture are disclosed. The method includes, obtaining a geometry of the 3D fracture, determining a fluid flow direction through the 3D fracture, and dividing the 3D fracture into a plurality of 2D cross-sections oriented substantially parallel to the fluid flow direction. The method further includes dividing each 2D cross-section into a plurality of Type I and Type II fracture segments based on a segment aspect ratio and a segment roughness ratio, determining a 2D segment hydraulic aperture for each of the plurality of Type I and Type II fracture segments, and determining the 3D hydraulic aperture of the 3D fracture based, at least in part, on the 2D segment hydraulic apertures of the plurality of Type I and Type II fracture segments.