Imaging Hydraulic-Fracture-Induced Seismic Deformation

Microseismic mapping is used extensively in the Barnett shale to map hydraulic-fracture complexity associated with interactions of the stimulation with preexisting fractures. Previous studies have indicated a fair correlation between well performance and extent of the seismically active volume. In the full-length paper, the density of the total seismic moment release is used as an indication of the seismic deformation that may correlate to fracture density. Incorporating seismic-moment density with stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) improved correlation with well production.

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This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 102801, "Imaging Seismic Deformation Induced by Hydraulic-Fracture Complexity," by S.C. Maxwell, SPE, C.K. Waltman, SPE, N.R. Warpinski, SPE, M.J. Mayerhofer, SPE, and N. Boroumand, Pinnacle Technologies, prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24-27 September.

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