Microseismic monitoring of the B-sand hydraulic fracture experiment at the DOE/GRI multi-site project

Conference · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:390632

Warpinski, N R ^[1]; Wright, T B; Peterson, R E; Branagan, P T ^[2]

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1. SPE, Richardson, TX (United States)
2. SPE, Richardson, TX (United States); and others

Six hydraulic-fracture injections into a fluvial sandstone at a depth of 4500 ft were monitored with multi-level triaxial seismic receivers in two wells, resulting in maps of the growth and final geometry of each fracture based upon microseismic activity. These diagnostic images show that the hydraulic fractures are highly contained for smaller-volume KCl-water injections, but height growth is significant for the larger-volume, higher-rate, higher-viscosity treatments. Fracture lengths for most injections are similar. Final results are also compared with fracture models.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 390632
• Report Number(s): SAND-96-1659C; CONF-961003-4; ON: DE96012919; TRN: 96:005986
• Resource Relation: Conference: 71. annual technical conference and exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver, CO (United States), 6-9 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
HYDRAULIC FRACTURES
MONITORING
SANDSTONES
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
IMAGES
NATURAL GAS WELLS
VISCOSITY
POTASSIUM CHLORIDES