First Break · 2011 · 16 citations · 0 references
EngineeringEarth SciencesPetroleum EngineeringHydraulic FracturingReservoir EngineeringUnconventional ReservoirsFracture CharacterizationFractured Reservoir FlowMicroseismic MonitoringReservoir StimulationUnconventional Reservoir EngineeringUnconventional Reservoir FlowHydraulic Fracture FlowHydraulic Fracture PropagationLow PermeabilityLow-permeability ReservoirsMicroseismic Fracture MonitoringMicroseismic InterpretationReservoir MonitoringTime-lapse Monitoring
In this study of an unconventional reservoir, Jared Atkinson and Thomas Davis conclude that more work is needed to account for the different response to fluid injection in unconventional, low permeability reservoirs compared with more permeable conventional reservoirs. They also suggest that hydraulic fracture monitoring using converted wave data shows promise as a viable option to conventional microseismic analysis.