Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active seismic monitoring of fracturing operations
- Patent Title (中): 压裂作业的主动地震监测
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Application No.: US13112780Application Date: 2011-05-20
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Publication No.: US08210262B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Craig J. Beasley
- Applicant: Craig J. Beasley
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: E21B43/26
- IPC: E21B43/26

Abstract:
A method for managing a fracturing operation. In one implementation, the method may include positioning a seismic source and at least one seismic receiver near a hydrocarbon reservoir; pumping a fracturing fluid into a well bore of the hydrocarbon reservoir such that the fracturing fluid may include an additive that enhances acoustic impedance between the fracturing fluid and subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located; performing a seismic survey with the seismic source and the at least one seismic receiver during the fracturing operation; and identifying locations of the fracturing fluid within subsurface formations in which the hydrocarbon reservoir is located.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110214869A1 Active Seismic Monitoring of Fracturing Operations Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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