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Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Inventor:

Bruno Garcia, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Assignee:

IPF ENERGIES NOUVELLES, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/088 (2013.01); E21B 43/168 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 47/1015 (2013.01); G01N 33/0036 (2013.01); G01N 33/241 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention is a method of monitoring recovery site hydrocarbons (HC) using an unconventional method which permits quantifying the HC present in zones above the exploration and development zone. The method according to the invention is based on the adjustment of a model describing the gas concentration as a function of time, using in-situ geochemical analyzes of rare gases and, when appropriate, of injected gas used for fracturing, contained in fluid phases of subsoil samples. By use of rare gas analysis, the method according to the invention allows anticipation of hydrocarbon leakage above the exploration/development site.


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