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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2007
Don Conkle, Katy, TX (US);
Ashley Johnson, Milton, GB;
J. Ernest Brown, Cambridge, GB;
Trevor Mcleod, Calgary, CA;
Matthew Miller, Cambridge, GB;
Philip Sullivan, Bellaire, TX (US);
Dean Willberg, Tucson, AZ (US);
Don Conkle, Katy, TX (US);
Ashley Johnson, Milton, GB;
J. Ernest Brown, Cambridge, GB;
Trevor McLeod, Calgary, CA;
Matthew Miller, Cambridge, GB;
Philip Sullivan, Bellaire, TX (US);
Dean Willberg, Tucson, AZ (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing a formation surrounding a wellbore to bear hydrocarbons through a borehole is disclosed. In one step, a bottomhole assembly is inserted into the borehole. The formation is drilled with the bottomhole assembly. The formation may be characterized with logging tools, probes, sensors, seismic system and/or the like to create first information. One or more fractures are placed in the formation without removal of the bottomhole assembly from the wellbore. Further, continuous drilling of the formation is performed with the bottomhole assembly after/during placing the fractures. Further characterizing of the formation with the probes, sensors/systems or the like is performed to produce second information. Another fracture is placed with feedback from the second information. Repeating the drilling, characterizing and placing of fractures as necessary during the formation preparing process.