Patent ID: 7486589
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method of predicting a hydrocarbon production of a well location, comprising: generating a hydrocarbon production function based on information associated with at least a first well location, wherein generating the hydrocarbon production function comprises relating a hydrocarbon production value to an aspect ratio of the first well location, and wherein the aspect ratio of the first well location is determined by computing at least one radius of gyration; obtaining information associated with a second well location, wherein the information associated with the second well location comprises stress information; using the stress information to estimate an aspect ratio of a fracture associated with the second well location; and calculating the hydrocarbon production function using the information associated with the second well location to predict the hydrocarbon production of the second well location, wherein the information associated with the second well location further comprises the estimated aspect ratio of the fracture.