Modular electrode tool for improved hydraulic fracture diagnostics
Abstract
Systems and methods for assessing physical properties of a geological formation are disclosed. The systems and methods may use electrodes that include two conductive portions separated by an isolation gap positioned along a casing in a wellbore in the formation. The electrodes may be sequentially energized to provide excitation stimulus into the formation while the remaining, non-energized electrodes may substantially simultaneously receive excitation responses to the excitation stimulus from the formation. The excitation responses may be assessed to determine one or more physical properties of fractures in the formation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States); E-Spectrum Technologies, San Antonio, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632636
- Patent Number(s):
- 10578763
- Application Number:
- 15/818,911
- Assignee:
- The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, TX); E-Spectrum Technologies (San Antonio, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0015986
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11/21/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Gabelmann, Jeffrey, Oerkfitz, Mark Allen, Hosbach, Thomas David, Sharma, Mukul M., Yilmaz, Ali, and Torres-Verdin, Carlos. Modular electrode tool for improved hydraulic fracture diagnostics. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Gabelmann, Jeffrey, Oerkfitz, Mark Allen, Hosbach, Thomas David, Sharma, Mukul M., Yilmaz, Ali, & Torres-Verdin, Carlos. Modular electrode tool for improved hydraulic fracture diagnostics. United States.
Gabelmann, Jeffrey, Oerkfitz, Mark Allen, Hosbach, Thomas David, Sharma, Mukul M., Yilmaz, Ali, and Torres-Verdin, Carlos. Tue .
"Modular electrode tool for improved hydraulic fracture diagnostics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632636.
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title = {Modular electrode tool for improved hydraulic fracture diagnostics},
author = {Gabelmann, Jeffrey and Oerkfitz, Mark Allen and Hosbach, Thomas David and Sharma, Mukul M. and Yilmaz, Ali and Torres-Verdin, Carlos},
abstractNote = {Systems and methods for assessing physical properties of a geological formation are disclosed. The systems and methods may use electrodes that include two conductive portions separated by an isolation gap positioned along a casing in a wellbore in the formation. The electrodes may be sequentially energized to provide excitation stimulus into the formation while the remaining, non-energized electrodes may substantially simultaneously receive excitation responses to the excitation stimulus from the formation. The excitation responses may be assessed to determine one or more physical properties of fractures in the formation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2020},
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