Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods to predict and inhibit broken-out drilling-induced fractures in hydrocarbon wells
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Application No.: US15985290Application Date: 2018-05-21
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Publication No.: US10557345B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Mohammed S. Ameen
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Bracewell LLP
- Agent Constance G. Rhebergen; Christopher L. Drymalla
- Main IPC: E21B49/00
- IPC: E21B49/00 ; E21B47/00 ; G01V99/00

Abstract:
Determining that a minimum circumferential hoop stress (σθθMIN) of a wellbore drilled into a subsurface formation is less than or equal to a tensile strength (To) of formation rock in the wellbore; determining that a lamination density (DL) of the formation rock is greater than a threshold lamination density (DLthres); determining that a composition of the formation rock is a clay rich laminate; determining that a linear swelling ratio (LSR) of the formation rock is within a specified range; and in response to the determinations, operating the well to inhibit the occurrence of broken-out drilling-induced fractures (BODIFs).
Public/Granted literature
- US20190353033A1 Systems and Methods to Predict and Inhibit Broken-Out Drilling-Induced Fractures in Hydrocarbon Wells Public/Granted day:2019-11-21
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