Patent ID: 8800652
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: E21B,G01V

Abstract:
1. A method of determining hydraulic fracture geometry in a reservoir by combining functions of a first subterranean well and functions of a second subterranean well into a single well, the method comprising the steps of: running a lower completion comprising wellbore sensors positioned within a well casing; running a communication conduit defining a lower umbilical, the lower umbilical extending from a position outside the well casing containing the well sensors, adjacent an operable position of a second connector, to a position adjacent an operable position of a first connector; drilling a lateral wellbore, avoiding intersection with the lower umbilical, the lateral wellbore oriented at least partially lateral to an orientation of the well casing; and running an upper completion with a communication conduit defining an upper umbilical, the upper umbilical operably connected to the first connector.