Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for fracture mapping via frequency-changing integrated chips
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Application No.: US16576294Application Date: 2019-09-19
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Publication No.: US10689974B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Aydin Babakhani
- Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Winstead PC
- Main IPC: E21B47/09
- IPC: E21B47/09 ; E21B43/267 ; G01V3/26 ; G01V3/30 ; E21B49/00 ; E21B47/12 ; H02N2/18

Abstract:
Systems and methods for fracture mapping may utilize frequency changing to aid in providing high-resolution mapping. Integrated chips may be injected into a well and dispersed into a formation. A downhole tool that provides a transmitter and receiver may be positioned in the well. The transmitter may transmit electromagnetic (EM) signals into the formation. The dispersed integrated chips may receive the transmitted EM signal and return a frequency-changed signal to the receiver of the downhole tool. Utilizing the returned frequency changed signal, the system is able to determine the locations of the integrated chips that have been dispersed into the formation and provide fracture mapping. In another variation, the integrated chips may communicate with each other to provide fracture mapping.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200024941A1 Systems and Methods for Fracture Mapping via Frequency-Changing Integrated Chips Public/Granted day:2020-01-23
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