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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Emmanuel Coste, Oslo, NO;
Brian W. Cho, Yokohama, JP;
Paolo Primiero, Al-Khobar, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of monitoring acoustic activity in a formation from a wellbore includes positioning a flow manipulation device into the wellbore, the flow manipulation device defining a flow path through which fluid may flow. Fluid is then pumped into the wellbore and through the manipulation device. A sensor disposed near the manipulation device is then coupled to the formation, the formation is fractured with fluid, and acoustic events in the formation are detected with the sensor.