Patent ID: 11899155
Assignee: CENOVUS ENERGY INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 3:
4. The method of claim 1, wherein:
imaging the geologic formation is such that the image indicative of natural fractures includes information indicative of azimuthal directions of the fractures conducive to hydrocarbon production, the azimuthal directions being relative to the axial length of the borehole;
identifying within the image fractures conducive to hydrocarbon production further comprises identifying azimuthal directions of the fractures conducive to hydrocarbon production;
correlating the fractures conducive to hydrocarbon production further comprises, within each fracture zone, defining a fracturing direction based on an azimuthal direction of the fractures conducive to hydrocarbon production; and
identifying locations of the fracture zones to be hydraulically fractured further comprises an indication of the fracturing direction within each fracture zone, thereby reducing water consumption compared to hydraulic fracturing in all azimuthal directions within the fracture zone.