Development of stimulation diagnostic technology

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5356186

Warpinski, N R; Lorenz, J C

The objective of this project is to apply Sandia's expertise and technology towards the development of stimulation diagnostic technology in the areas of in situ stress, natural fracturing, stimulation processes and instrumentation systems. Initial work has concentrated on experiment planning for a site where hydraulic fracturing could be evaluated and design models and fracture diagnostics could be validated and improved. Important issues have been defined and new diagnostics, such as inclinometers, identified. In the area of in situ stress, circumferential velocity analysis is proving to be a useful diagnostic for stress orientation. Natural fracture studies of the Frontier formation are progressing; two fracture sets have been found and their relation to tectonic events have been hypothesized. Analyses of stimulation data have been performed for several sites, primarily for in situ stress information. Some new ideas in stimulation diagnostics have been proposed; these ideas may significantly improve fracture diagnostic capabilities.

• Research Organization: Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: GRI; Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5356186
• Report Number(s): SAND-92-0898; ON: DE92015383
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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