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US 2006/0155473 A1Published application
Method and system for determining formation properties based on fracture treatment
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsMohamed Soliman, David Adams
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Abstract
A method and system for determining formation properties based on a fracture treatment that may include collecting data from a fracture treatment for a well. A flow regime of the fracture treatment is determined based on the data. Formation properties may be determined based on the flow regime and the data.
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A method comprising:
- collecting data from a fracture treatment for a well;
- and
- determining a flow regime from the fracture treatment based on the data.
A method for enhancing a fracture treatment, comprising:
- performing an initial fracture treatment for a well;
- determining a flow regime from the fracture treatment based on data collected from the fracture treatment;
- determining formation properties for the well based on the flow regime;
- and
- designing subsequent fracture treatment for the well based on the formation properties.
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Logic encoded in media, the logic operable to:
- collect post-closure data from a fracture treatment for a well;
- determine a flow regime from the fracture treatment based on the post-closure data;
- and
- output the flow regime.
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A system comprising:
- data collected from a fracture treatment for a well;
- means for determining a flow regime from the fracture treatment based on the data;
- and
- means for outputting the flow regime.
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A method for determining properties of a formation, comprising:
- performing a fracture treatment on the formation through a well;
- collecting post-closure pressure data for the fracture treatment;
- plotting a derivative of the post-closure pressure data on a log-log graph;
- determining a slope of the plot;
- determining a flow regime of the fracture treatment based on the slope of the plot;
- and
- determining formation properties based on the flow regime.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.