The study, conducted jointly with the Beijing Institute of Petroleum, revealed the ability to determine the orientation of microcracks in rocks; This helps optimize the well drilling process and increase overall production efficiency.
According to the research, most of the large gas fields in Russia have already been discovered, forcing companies to pay attention to smaller and hard-to-reach resources. The press service noted that in order to effectively use the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) method, it is necessary to know the direction of cracks in rocks, since hydrocarbon production is more effective along cracks.
Experts have proposed a new method for analyzing seismic data to determine the direction of cracks. Using seismic data, they can determine the orientation of fractures, which further helps optimize the production process. Experiments and modeling demonstrated the high accuracy and reliability of the method.
Source: Ferra
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