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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Colleen Barton, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Moos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Colleen Barton, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/008 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); G01V 11/00 (2013.01); G01V 2210/6163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of predicting a property of an earth formation includes: injecting a fluid into at least one pre-existing feature of the formation at a plurality of constant pressures or flow rates; measuring a response from the at least one pre-existing feature at each of the plurality of constant pressures or flow rates; and estimating at least one property of the at least one pre-existing feature based on the response. An apparatus for predicting a property of an earth formation is also disclosed.