Methods for estimating properties of a subterranean formation and/or a fracture therein
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsRick D. Gdanski, Jimmie D. Weaver
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Abstract
Methods that include a method of determining one or more approximate properties of a subterranean formation and/or a fracture therein comprising: obtaining fluid identity data for a plurality of flowback fluid samples; and using a reservoir model, with the fluid identity data and one or more subterranean formation properties as inputs thereto, to estimate one or more properties in a subterranean formation. Additional methods are provided.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- introducing a fracturing fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance a fracture therein;
- recovering a plurality of flowback fluid samples from the subterranean formation over time;
- determining fluid identity data for the fracturing fluid and for one or more of the flowback fluid samples;
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- determining one or more approximate properties of the subterranean formation and/or fracture based, at least in part, on the fluid identity data, one or more subterranean formation properties, and at least one reservoir model.
A method comprising:
- recovering a plurality of flowback fluid samples from a subterranean formation over time;
- determining fluid identity data for one or more of the flowback fluid samples;
- and
- determining one or more approximate properties of the subterranean formation and/or a fracture therein based, at least in part, on the fluid identity data, one or more subterranean formation properties, and at least one reservoir model.
A method of determining one or more approximate properties of a subterranean formation and/or a fracture therein comprising:
- obtaining fluid identity data for a plurality of flowback fluid samples;
- and
- using a reservoir model, with the fluid identity data and one or more subterranean formation properties as inputs thereto, to estimate one or more properties in a subterranean formation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.