Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Calculating energy based net pressure and corresponding discharge area observed during hydraulic stimulation processes
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Application No.: US16809379Application Date: 2020-03-04
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Publication No.: US11339647B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Casey Lee Cox , Kenneth Lee Borgen , Russell James Padalecki , Nathan Taylor Crawford
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: C. Tumey Law Group PLLC
- Agent John Wustenberg
- Main IPC: E21B47/08
- IPC: E21B47/08 ; E21B47/06 ; E21B47/10 ; E21B43/26 ; G01V99/00

Abstract:
A method for determining discharge area in hydraulic stimulation operations is provided that includes obtaining one or more treatment data inputs from a well system, and determining a discharge area by applying the one or more treatment data inputs to a function that determines discharge area in terms of volumetric flow rate of the fracturing fluid, wherein the discharge area is a total area of all downhole exits through which the fracturing fluid exits a wellbore into a subterranean formation.
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