MICROSEISMIC FRACTURE MAPPING, FRAC MONITORING – RESULTS REALIZED
Our clients trust us because we get results. MicroSeismic is an independent company, you can rely on us to provide honest, unbiased information to help you make informed decisions about your frac operations and field development. Our surface and near-surface monitoring arrays have helped our clients solve a range of technical challenges, including:
- Achieving accurate frac mapping over the entire wellbore length for a long, multi-stage lateral. MSI's PSET® mapping technology was able to provide a comprehensive picture of the entire stimulated volume along a 3,000 ft lateral with 7 frac stages. Our client used this information to better understand the growth of induced fractures for each stage, and how the fracs might interact with nearby offset wells. Read More...
- Clearly understanding the placement of proppant during stimulation. MSI's FracStar® surface array detected microseismic activity during a two-stage frac job. The monitored activity during proppant ramps in the mid and later portion of a frac job was located mostly near the wellbore, indicating that the bulk of proppant load was placed close to the wellbore. This interpretation was supported by the production trend post-stimulation, which was initially high but then declined rapidly. Read More...
- Constraining the location of fractures and fracture size and shape for improved reservoir models. MSI's FracStar® surface-based geophone arrays were employed in hydraulic stimulation in the North American mid- continent. The microseismicity patterns showed that fracture development was strongly influenced by pre-existing discontinuities (existing faults or fractures). This information was used to generate a discrete fracture network, which was used in a geocellular model that provided a quantitative framework for production history mapping and reservoir behavior. Read More...
- Validating microseismic data recorded by downhole monitoring. During hydraulic fracturing of a Barnett shale well, conventional downhole microseismic monitoring and MSI's FracStar® surface array monitoring were performed concurrently. A comparison of the surface-based microseismic fracture mapping and preliminary results from the borehole mapping showed a strong spatial and temporal correlation of events in the NE quadrant of the horizontal well. Importantly, the surface array was able to detect and locate microseismic events further away from the wellbore and over a much larger area, allowing greater access to the complexities of hydraulic fracture growth that were not previously possible with downhole measurements. Read More...
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