Determining a Target Net Treating Pressure for a Subterranean Region
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsRonald Glen Dusterhoft, David Blair Allison
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Abstract
In some aspects, a target net treating pressure for an injection treatment of a subterranean region is determined. Fracture growth orientation in a subterranean region is modeled by a computer system. In the model, the fracture growth is a response to fluid pressure acting on the subterranean region. A target net treating pressure for fluid acting on the subterranean region during an injection treatment of the subterranean region is determined based on the modeled fracture growth orientations.
Claims26
An injection treatment design method comprising:
- modeling, by a computer system, fracture growth in a subterranean region, the modeled fracture growth indicating a fracture growth orientation in response to a modeled fluid pressure acting on the subterranean region;
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- determining, based on the fracture growth orientation, a target net treating pressure for fluid acting on the subterranean region during an injection treatment of the subterranean region.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by data processing apparatus, perform operations comprising:
- modeling fracture growth in a subterranean region, the modeled fracture growth indicating a fracture growth orientation for a modeled fluid pressure acting on the subterranean region;
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- determining, based on the fracture growth orientation, a target net treating pressure for fluid acting on the subterranean region during an injection treatment of the subterranean region.
An injection treatment design system comprising one or more computers that include:
- a modeling module operable to model fracture growth in a subterranean region, the modeled fracture growth defining a fracture growth orientation for a modeled fluid pressure acting on the subterranean region;
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- an analysis module operable to determine, based on the fracture growth orientation, a target net treating pressure for fluid acting on the subterranean region during an injection treatment of the subterranean region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.