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Hydraulic Fractures, Acoustic Emissions and Shearing
University of OklahomaMewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering
Norman, OK, USA
C. Moreno, Y. Chitrala, C. Sondergeld and C. Rai
Norman, July 21, 2011
2Warpinski (2009)
Hydraulic Fracturing
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Experimental setup•16 piezoelectric sensors
•Frequency response:50 KHz- 2 MHz
•Sampling rate: 5 MHz
Field setup
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Waveforms
sandstone: event # 4Upward first motion: Compressional waveform
Downward first motion: Dilatational waveformSPE-138441
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AE Calibration
Hsu and Breckenridge (1981)
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Vp
, m/s
Angle (degrees)
Limestone
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Vp, m
/s
Angle (degrees)
Sandstone
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/s
Angle (degrees)
Pyrophyllite
P-wave CVA
SampleMineralogy,
wgt% Model VP (m/sec) |error | (mm)
Indiana Limestone
Calcite, 95Constant velocity
model3900 ±3.00
Lyons Sandstone
Quartz, 85Constant velocity
model4335 ±3.22
Syn-ShaleAnisotropic model (Berryman 2008)
4300 ±6.00
Anisotropic parameters:ε=0.25, γ= 0.74, δ=0.40
Indiana Limestone: k= 5 md; 3-samps
• Maximum activity during pressure build-up
• 38% of the recorded events were locatable 6
Pump rate=15 cc/min
Pbdwn = 1529 psi
Total 244 events
• Fracture aligned with stress direction
• Spatial and temporal propagation of fracture observed (color coding)
• Well developed nearly planar fracture
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Indiana Limestone: isotropic velocity model
Perpendicular Parallel
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(mm)
4000 psi
SPE-138441
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Limestone- Spatial evolution of fractures
2“
1“
Fracture
Lyons Sandstone: k=20 md; ; 8-samps
Pumping rate=10 cc/min
Pbdwn= 4038 psi
Total events =2700
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• Events occur during pressure build-up and at pump shut-off
• 28% of the recorded events were locatable
• Fracture aligned with applied stress
• More diffuse distribution of events compared to limestone
• 765 events located
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Lyons Sandstone: isotropic velocity model
Perpendicular Parallel
Perforation
Sensor
Early
Intermediate
Late
Time
4000 psi
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(mm)
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Lyons Sandstone- Spatial evolution of fractures
Fracture highlighted with
black lines
Fracture through going in
the center, origin and tapers
upward away from injection
consistent with hypocenters
in previous slide.
1“
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Fracture
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Field scale mine-backs
A.
Warpinski et al., 1982
Warpinski and Teufel, 1987
1 cm
Syn-Shale: k=5 nd ; 4-samps
Stress applied parallel to beddingPumping rate=5 cc/min
Pbdwn= 1700 psi
Total events= 102
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• 42% of the recorded events were locatable
• Most of the AE distributed during initial stage
• Fracture subparallel to stress applied
• 47 events were located
• 42% of events recorded were locatable
• Limited development of fracture plane
• Fairly narrowly confined to a plane
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Syn-Shale- Stress applied parallel to bedding
4000 psi
ParallelPerpendicular
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Syn-Shale- Stress applied parallel to bedding
Fractures are
consistently
through going in all
core
samples
2“2“
1“
Fracture
Syn-Shale- Stress applied perpendicular to bedding
Pumping rate=5 cc/min
Pbdwn =2300 psi
Total events= 302
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• Majority of events before breakdown
• 22% of the recorded events were locatable
4-samps
• A local cluster developed around the borehole
• Deviation of the fracture direction from maximum stress orientation is 25 , consistent with calculations
• 66 events were located
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Syn-Shale- Stress applied perpendicular to bedding
PerpendicularParallel
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Syn-Shale- Stress applied perpendicular to bedding
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Fracture
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Plan View Syn-Shale
Stress distribution-Anisotropic reservoirs• Hoop stress
symmetry different from isotropic materials
• Deviation depends on anisotropy and far field stress
• Fracture direction deviates from the maximum stress direction by 20
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Aadnoy, 1987
Focal Mechanism
Studies
FOCAL MECHANISMS
Lyons Sandstone
55%
33%
5%7%
Total events = 548
Sandstone
time, sec
Cu
mu
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SEM
Observations
of
Hydraulic Fractures
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Lyons SandstonePerpendicular
4000 psi
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Slice width = 2 mm
Fracture
slice #1slice #10
1“Fracture propagation
Slice-6
Fracture
SEM along Fracture front propagation is toward viewer
Shear fracture
SEM
SEM: Scanning Electron Microscope
Shear fracture
3 mm
5 mm
Processzone
bifurcated fracture
bifurcation
8 mm
Process zone
10 mm
12 mm
pore
14 mm
Conchoidal
fractures 0.5 “Sandstone
Tensilefracture
17 mm
Conchoidal
fractures
Quartz
slice-1
fracture
Fracture after propagating 1” from wellbore
2 mm
bifurcation
4 mm
7 mm
8 mm
very
thin fracture
10 mm
Fracture
disappears
12 mm
Large process
Zone
thin fracture
13 mm
Process zone ?
Slice
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Hydraulic fracturing• Physical location of fractures agrees with hypocenter locations
• Isotropic materials fractures controlled by applied stress direction
• Anisotropic materials, initiation direction controlled by directionof applied stress and anisotropy
• Shear failure dominates the hydraulic fracture propagation
• MS events correlate with pressure buildup, secondary activity withpump stoppage for brittle lithologies
• Fractures are discontinuous and bifurcate like natural systems
• Fractures are not planar surfaces…controls proppant placement
• Process zone is discontinuous
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Triaxial Hydraulic Fracture Tests
We thank Devon Energy for their continued support
Mr. Gary Stowe for his laboratory expertise
Apache and Mewbourne Oil donated the SEM used in
these studies