Systems and methods for locating and imaging proppant in an induced fracture
Abstract
Born Scattering Inversion (BSI) systems and methods are disclosed. A BSI system may be incorporated in a well system for accessing natural gas, oil and geothermal reserves in a geologic formation beneath the surface of the Earth. The BSI system may be used to generate a three-dimensional image of a proppant-filled hydraulically-induced fracture in the geologic formation. The BSI system may include computing equipment and sensors for measuring electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of the fracture before and after the fracture is generated, adjusting the parameters of a first Born approximation model of a scattered component of the surface electromagnetic fields using the measured electromagnetic fields, and generating the image of the proppant-filled fracture using the adjusted parameters.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1237053
- Patent Number(s):
- 9250351
- Application Number:
- 14/592,225
- Assignee:
- CARBO Ceramics Inc
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Feb 02
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS
Citation Formats
Aldridge, David F., and Bartel, Lewis C. Systems and methods for locating and imaging proppant in an induced fracture. United States: N. p., 2016.
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title = {Systems and methods for locating and imaging proppant in an induced fracture},
author = {Aldridge, David F. and Bartel, Lewis C.},
abstractNote = {Born Scattering Inversion (BSI) systems and methods are disclosed. A BSI system may be incorporated in a well system for accessing natural gas, oil and geothermal reserves in a geologic formation beneath the surface of the Earth. The BSI system may be used to generate a three-dimensional image of a proppant-filled hydraulically-induced fracture in the geologic formation. The BSI system may include computing equipment and sensors for measuring electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of the fracture before and after the fracture is generated, adjusting the parameters of a first Born approximation model of a scattered component of the surface electromagnetic fields using the measured electromagnetic fields, and generating the image of the proppant-filled fracture using the adjusted parameters.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2016},
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