FracFigure

• Do you want to know the fracture geometry?
• Do you want to know where the proppants are?
• Do you want to accurately compute the SRV?
• Do you want to optimize completions?
• Do you want to optimize re-fracturing operations?
• Do you want to get the most out of your oil & gas field?

If the answer to any of the above questions is YES, here is your solution -- FracFigure, Seismic Science LLC’s proprietary hydraulic fracturing imaging technology.

Using our patent-pending technology, you can use microseismic data to accurately monitor the effect of hydraulic fracturing and extract valuable information about the reservoir. It will help you accurately define flow pathways, determine natural and stimulated fracture parameters, and distinguish stimulated zones from bypassed zones, plan optimal re­fracturing operations.

Microseismic data generated during hydraulic fracturing contain a wealth of information, but currently, we are extracting only a small fraction of that information.

The primary objectives of FracFigure are --

• Accurately image fractures and flow zones
• Distinguish stimulated zones from under- and un-stimulated zones
• Map proppant emplacement
• Establish communication between wells
• Interpret accurate flow and fracture parameters to be input into reservoir simulation
• Efficiently use DAS in microseismic imaging
• Monitor the hydraulic fracturing process in real time to aid in real-time decision making

Microseismic waves are sensitive to elevated pore pressures (stimulated and hydraulically-connected zones) and elevated confining stress (un-stimulated and bypassed zones). Our technology accurately maps the pressure and stress changes in detail within and around the reservoir using inversion of microseismic data. Inversion is performed using an advanced algorithm called waveform-inversion that yields a 3D high-resolution image of the subsurface velocity. Moreover, the inversion can be done for every stage separately, thereby giving a time-lapse picture of changes in the reservoir due to the different fracturing stages. The above information will play a critical role in well planning and field development and help in enhancing the estimated ultimate recovery. This enables more informative decision making in reservoir stimulation even in real-time. In addition, we can analyze the velocity image to determine the fracture opening and tortuosity to be input into the reservoir simulator.

• Bakken
• Meramec
• 3 Industry Projects completed