DOI: 10.1002/grl.50707
论文题名: Hydraulic fracture height limits and fault interactions in tight oil and gas formations
作者: Flewelling S.A. ; Tymchak M.P. ; Warpinski N.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-8763
EISSN: 1944-8494
出版年: 2013
卷: 40, 期: 14 起始页码: 3602
结束页码: 3606
语种: 英语
英文关键词: contaminant transport
; contamination
; fracking
; groundwater
; hydrocarbon
Scopus关键词: Contaminant transport
; Fault interactions
; Fracking
; Fractures and faults
; Hydraulic communication
; Microseismic events
; Oil and gas formation
; Shallow groundwater
; Contamination
; Groundwater
; Groundwater pollution
; Hydraulic fracturing
; Hydrocarbons
; Seismology
; Fracture
; brine
; displacement
; fault
; groundwater
; height
; hydraulic fracture
; hydrocarbon migration
; pollutant transport
; pollution effect
; prediction
; seismic data
; seismicity
; volume
; North America
英文摘要: The widespread use of hydraulic fracturing (HF) has raised concerns about potential upward migration of HF fluid and brine via induced fractures and faults. We developed a relationship that predicts maximum fracture height as a function of HF fluid volume. These predictions generally bound the vertical extent of microseismicity from over 12,000 HF stimulations across North America. All microseismic events were less than 600 m above well perforations, although most were much closer. Areas of shear displacement (including faults) estimated from microseismic data were comparatively small (radii on the order of 10 m or less). These findings suggest that fracture heights are limited by HF fluid volume regardless of whether the fluid interacts with faults. Direct hydraulic communication between tight formations and shallow groundwater via induced fractures and faults is not a realistic expectation based on the limitations on fracture height growth and potential fault slip. © 2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880584895&doi=10.1002%2fgrl.50707&partnerID=40&md5=de6147bf71a429eea0fa9fec9096bb41
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/6027
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Recommended Citation:
Flewelling S.A.,Tymchak M.P.,Warpinski N.. Hydraulic fracture height limits and fault interactions in tight oil and gas formations[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2013-01-01,40(14).