Optimizing hydraulic fracturing operations through time-lapse, multi-component and microseismic monitoring

摘要

The future of shale reservoir development is dependent on our ability to use integrated technologies to improve the recovery factor. By characterizing the reservoir under dynamic rather than static conditions we can monitor the enhanced permeability field created by the hydraulic fracturing process. Natural fractures, faults and stress state profoundly influence the permeability field created by hydraulic fracturing. The permeability field is a continuum and is constantly changing as the reservoir is developed. Monitoring these changes can lead to an understanding of the enhanced reservoir volume surrounding stimulated wellbores while enabling a better estimation of the effectiveness of the hydraulic fracturing process in shale reservoirs.