Patent ID: 11874418
Assignee: BOREHOLE SEISMIC, LLC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of providing highly accurate images of hydraulic fractures in relation to a well located in a formation within the earth, the method comprising:
a. obtaining a plurality of seismic source events; wherein the plurality of source events defines a first area, the first area having a known location with respect to at least one of the formation, the well or a structure of the well;
b. creating a first 2-D map of seismic information, wherein the map comprises upward and down ward reflections relative to a location of a source event in the area;
c. creating a second 2-D map of seismic information, wherein the map comprises upward and down ward reflections relative to a location of a source event in the area; wherein the second 2-D map is different than the first 2-D map;
d. creating a third 2-D map of seismic information, wherein the map comprises upward and down ward reflections relative to a location of a source event in the area; wherein the third 2-D map is different than the first 2-D map and the second 2-D map;
e. combining the first, the second and the third 2-D map to create a 3-D volume, the 3-D volume defining a shape and having a known location with respect to the formation, the well and to a structure of the well; and,
f. processing the 3-D volume to obtain an image of a fracture, the image defining a shape of the fracture and having a known location with respect to at least one of the formation, the well or the structure in the well.