Determination of Hydraulic Fracture Orientation in the Kuparuk River Field, Alaska

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Blundell ◽  
R. J. Hallam
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracture ◽  
Fracture Orientation ◽  
Kuparuk River

Seismic determination of fracture orientation

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry W. Spencer ◽  
Heon Cheol Chi
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Orientation

Determination of critical slip surface of fractured rock slopes based on fracture orientation data

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1248-1256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zhang ◽  
JianPing Chen ◽  
Wu Zhang ◽  
Yan Lü ◽  
YuFei Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Slip Surface ◽  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
Critical Slip Surface ◽  
Orientation Data ◽  
Fracture Orientation

Seismic monitoring of the growth of a hydraulic fracture zone at Fenton Hill, New Mexico

Geophysics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingping Li ◽  
Chuen H. Cheng ◽  
M. Nafi Toksöz
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Hydraulic Fracture ◽  
Fracture Zone ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Hydrocarbon Recovery ◽  
Tight Cluster ◽  
Grid Search Method ◽  
Subsurface Fractures

The hydraulic fracturing technique is an important method for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery, geothermal energy extraction, and solid waste disposal. Determination of the geometry and growth process of a hydraulic fracture zone is important for monitoring and assessing subsurface fractures. A relative‐source‐location approach, based on a waveform correlation and a grid search method, has been developed to estimate relative hypocenter locations for a cluster of 157 microearthquakes induced by hydraulic fracturing at the Los Alamos Hot Dry Rock (HDR) geothermal site. Among the 157 events, 147 microearthquakes occurred in a tight cluster with a dimension of 40 m, roughly defining a vertical hydraulic fracture zone with an orientation of N40°W. The length, height, and width of the hydraulic fracture zone are estimated to be 40, 35, and 5 m, respectively. Analysis of the spatial‐temporal pattern of the induced microearthquakes reveals that the fracture zone grew significantly, averaging 0.2 m/minute in a two‐hour period toward the northwest along the fracture zone strike.

Determination of Fracture Orientation from Pressure Interference

1960 ◽  
Vol 219 (01) ◽  
pp. 301-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lincoln F. Elkins ◽  
Arlie M. Skov
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Orientation

scholarly journals Uncertainties in the Analysis of Avoa for Determination of Fracture Orientation

1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Houllevigue ◽  
S. Harwood ◽  
P. S. Rowbotham ◽  
I. Bush ◽  
P. R. Williamson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Orientation
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