Real-Time Microseismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracture Treatment: A Tool ToImprove Completion and Reservoir Management (2007)

Real-Time Microseismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracture Treatment: A Tool to Improve Completion and Reservoir Management J. H. Le Calvez; J. H. Le Calvez Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar R. C. Klem; R. C. Klem Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar L. Bennett; L. Bennett Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar A. Erwemi; A. Erwemi Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar M. Craven; M. Craven Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar J. C. Palacio J. C. Palacio Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, College Station, Texas, U.S.A., January 2007. Paper Number: SPE-106159-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/106159-MS Published: January 29 2007 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Le Calvez, J. H., Klem, R. C., Bennett, L., Erwemi, A., Craven, M., and J. C. Palacio. "Real-Time Microseismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracture Treatment: A Tool to Improve Completion and Reservoir Management." Paper presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, College Station, Texas, U.S.A., January 2007. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/106159-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition Search Advanced Search Abstract A considerable amount of gas is currently produced from unconventional Mississippian organic-rich shale gas fields such as the Barnett, the Fayetteville or the Bakken formations. Several tight-gas sand formations (e.g., Bossier, Cotton Valley, Lobo, Vicksburg, etc.) also provide valuable resources to be exploited.These formations are extremely low porosity and permeability reservoirs. They must be effectively and efficiently hydraulically fracture stimulated to produce at commercially economic production rates. Understanding the location and geometry of the created fractures and the area of pay affected by the fracture treatment is key to maximizing the value of the completion and reservoir management program.Technology has progressed to the point that microseismic monitoring of hydraulic fracture stimulation can efficiently provide extensive diagnostic information on fracture development and geometry. Furthermore, an acquisition system coupled to a real-time processing software linked to a fit-for-purpose visualization package enables true real-time microseismic monitoring of hydraulic fracture treatments.Firstly, this paper briefly discusses critical elements of a typical microseismic monitoring system including both hardware (e.g., quality of the downhole geophones, coupling to formation) and processing (e.g., velocity modeling, anisotropy).Secondly, we highlight some of the issues associated with manual picking of microseismic events and discuss an automatic processing technique that enables real-time determination of microseismic event locations.Thirdly, we discuss the value of real-time microseismic monitoring and the benefits it represents as an additional tool available to the stimulation engineer fracture analysis (e.g., hydraulic fracture containment, stage overlapping). Keywords: Reservoir Characterization, hydraulic fracture treatment, stimulation treatment, real time system, microseismic monitoring, microseismic event, Upstream Oil & Gas, stimulation, arrival time, monitoring Subjects: Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, Seismic processing and interpretation Copyright 2007, Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.