Propagation path tracing of hydraulically created fractures based on microseismic monitoring

Hong-lei, Liu and Hai-ting, Huang and Peng-hai, Zhang and Lian-chong, Li and Jun-xu, Hou and Liao-yuan, Zhang and Zi-lin, Zhang (2022) Propagation path tracing of hydraulically created fractures based on microseismic monitoring. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10. ISSN 2296-6463

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Abstract

To evaluate the effect of hydraulic fracturing in a low-permeability reservoir, a propagation path tracing method for hydraulically created fractures was established based on microseismic monitoring data. First, the numerical simulation of the wave propagation process, grid search, and error-weight coefficient method was combined to locate the microseismic source. Then, the moment tensor inversion method was used to determine the tensile angle and source mechanism of hydraulically created fractures. Next, the tensile angle was used as the weight-index to determine the size of the mixed-source mechanism fracture combined with the shear and tensile source size quantization model. Finally, the spatial topological relationship between fractures was determined by comprehensively considering the spatial location and radius of the fractures, to realize the propagation path tracing of hydraulically created fractures. These tracking results can be used as one of the bases for the evaluation of the hydraulic fracturing effect.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Archive Paper Guardians > Geological Science
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Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2023 11:17
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2024 04:09
URI: http://archives.articleproms.com/id/eprint/309

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