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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Nicolas P. Roussel, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); G01V 20/00 (2024.01); G06F 30/28 (2020.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/143 (2020.01); G06F 40/205 (2020.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); G06F 30/28 (2020.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06F 40/143 (2020.01); G06F 40/205 (2020.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); G01V 20/00 (2024.01); H04L 2209/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for using shut-in pressures to determine uncertainties in a hydraulic fracturing process in a shale reservoir are described. Data commonly collected during multistage fracturing is used to calculate propped fracture height and induced stresses, as well as other variables, in the presence of horizontal stress anisotropy. These variables can then be incorporated into reservoir simulations to improve the fracturing monitoring, forecast hydrocarbon recoveries, or modify fracturing plans.