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This work proposes a new workflow to characterize the 3-D fracture intensity along wells based on a mechanial approach to predict fracture distribution in 2-D along wells, an extrapolation of the 2-D fracture set in 3-D as discreete objects and an explicit calculation of the 3-D fracture intensity (i.e.: P32). Such an approach takes into account the mechanical stratigraphy, the stratabound fractures, cutting through faults, and shifts several issues inherent to traditional methods that involves a correction factor (such as terzaghi correction) to weigh the fracture intensity as function of the fracture orientation with respect to the well trajectory, the quality of the images logs, the interpreter for fracture picks.

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2017-06-12
2024-04-19

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Investigating the Application of 1D Mechanical Models in Characterising Fracture Intensity
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