CA2073290A1 - Fracturing method and apparatus - Google Patents

Fracturing method and apparatus

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CA2073290A1
CA2073290A1 CA002073290A CA2073290A CA2073290A1 CA 2073290 A1 CA2073290 A1 CA 2073290A1 CA 002073290 A CA002073290 A CA 002073290A CA 2073290 A CA2073290 A CA 2073290A CA 2073290 A1 CA2073290 A1 CA 2073290A1
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pressure
fracture
borehole
fluid
formation
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Marc Jean Thiercelin
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Schlumberger Canada Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/25—Methods for stimulating production
    • E21B43/26—Methods for stimulating production by forming crevices or fractures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
    • E21B33/124—Units with longitudinally-spaced plugs for isolating the intermediate space
    • E21B33/1243—Units with longitudinally-spaced plugs for isolating the intermediate space with inflatable sleeves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/006—Measuring wall stresses in the borehole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/008—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells by injection test; by analysing pressure variations in an injection or production test, e.g. for estimating the skin factor

Abstract

A method of fracturing an underground formation traversed by a borehole comprising: a) placing an inflatable member inside the borehole in the formation to be fractured, b) inflating the member so as to exert stress on the formation while monitoring the pressure of a fluid used to inflate the member so as to determine the pressure at which fracture initiates; c) isolating the portion of the borehole containing the fracture; d) propagating the fracture by pressurizing the interval with fluid; and e) monitoring the pressure of the fluid in the interval during propagation.
CA002073290A 1991-07-11 1992-07-07 Fracturing method and apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2073290C (en)

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GB9114972.4 1991-07-11
GB919114972A GB9114972D0 (en) 1991-07-11 1991-07-11 Fracturing method and apparatus

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CA2073290A1 true CA2073290A1 (en) 1993-01-12
CA2073290C CA2073290C (en) 2003-01-14

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EP (1) EP0522628B1 (en)
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NO (1) NO307527B1 (en)

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NO922742D0 (en) 1992-07-10
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