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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Romain Charles Andre Prioul, Somerville, MA (US);
Florian Karpfinger, Cambridge, MA (US);
George Waters, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Brice Lecampion, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Romain Charles Andre Prioul, Somerville, MA (US);
Florian Karpfinger, Cambridge, MA (US);
George Waters, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Brice Lecampion, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/50 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/263 (2006.01); E21B 43/119 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/119 (2013.01); E21B 43/263 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject disclosure relates to determining an optimum orientation for perforations around the circumference of a subsurface borehole and optimum wellbore fluid initiation pressure for hydraulic fracturing in anisotropic formations.