Method and apparatus for modeling high solids content fluid fracturing
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsHongren Gu, Yiyan Chen, Xiaowei Weng
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Abstract
An example apparatus includes a formation description module that interprets a formation description corresponding to a formation of interest, a fluid description module that interprets a high solids content fluid (HSCF) description, and a fracture modeling module that models a fracturing operation in the formation of interest in response to the formation description and the HSCF description. The apparatus further includes a fracture results module that provides a fracture treatment description parameter in response to the model.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- interpreting a formation description corresponding to a formation of interest;
- interpreting a high solids content fluid (HSCF) description;
- modeling a fracturing operation in the formation of interest in response to the formation description and the HSCF description;
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- in response to the modeling, providing a fracture treatment description parameter.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a formation description module structured to interpret a formation description corresponding to a formation of interest;
- a fluid description module structured to interpret a high solids content fluid (HSCF) description;
- a fracture modeling module structured to model a fracturing operation in the formation of interest in response to the formation description and the HSCF description;
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- a fracture results module structured to provide a fracture treatment description parameter in response to the model.
A method, comprising:
- interpreting a formation description corresponding to a formation of interest;
- interpreting a high solids content fluid (HSCF) description;
- modeling a fracturing operation in the formation of interest in response to the formation description and the HSCF description, wherein the modeling comprises modeling HSCF bridging and debridging events, and determining pressure oscillations in response to the HSCF bridging and debridging events, and wherein the modeling HSCF bridging and debridging events comprises estimating a first fracture width to cause bridging in the HSCF and a second fracture width to cause debridging in the HSCF, wherein the second fracture width is greater than the first fracture width;
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- in response to the modeling, providing a fracture treatment description parameter.
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