IDENTIFICATION OF PROPPANT IN SUBTERRANEAN FRACTURE ZONES USING A RATIO OF CAPTURE TO INELASTIC GAMMA RAYS

• Main Authors: Zhang, Jeremy, Smith, Harry D, Duenckel, Robert, Han, Xiaogang
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.08.2019
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

Methods are provided for determining the location and height of a fracture in a subterranean formation using pulsed neutron capture (PNC) logging tools. The methods include obtaining a pre-fracture data set, hydraulically fracturing the formation with a slurry that includes a liquid and a proppant i...