公开(公告)号：US20240337177A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18600077

申请日：2024-03-08

Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company

Inventor： Ward E. NARHI ,  Yueming LIANG ,  Holger A. MEIER ,  Steve LONNES

IPC: E21B43/26 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B49/00

CPC classification number: E21B43/26 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B49/006 ,  E21B2200/20

Abstract: A method for adjusting the treatment schedule for a hydraulic fracturing operation corresponding to a hydrocarbon well to limit one or more pumping parameters (e.g., the pump time, pump volume, and/or pump rate) includes analyzing fracture diagnostic data and/or fracture model data to estimate the pumping parameter(s) at which the maximum number of hydraulic fractures will approximate a target fracture dimension during the hydraulic fracturing operation. The method also includes adjusting the treatment schedule for the hydraulic fracturing operation based on the estimated pumping parameter(s) and then hydraulic fracturing the hydrocarbon well according to the adjusted treatment schedule.