METHOD OF CONDUCTING DIAGNOSTICS ON A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION

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APP PUB NO 20150083405A1
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14495487

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A method including providing sensors in injection and observation wells; increasing pressure within the injection well until a fracture extends from an initiation location through a portion of a subterranean formation to an intersection location in the observation well, wherein increasing pressure within the injection well comprises introducing fluid into the injection well; obtaining a measurement indicative of fracture initiation from the first sensor; determining a height of the fracture at the injection well; obtaining a measurement indicative of fracture intersection from the second sensor; determining a volume of fluid introduced between the fracture initiation and the fracture intersection; determining a distance between the initiation location and the intersection location; determining a time lapse between the fracture initiation and the fracture intersection; and using the determined values, calculating a hydraulic fracturing characteristic.

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SHELL OIL COMPANYP O BOX 576 HOUSTON TX 77001-0576

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DOBROSKOK, Anastasia Houston, US 3 49
FONSECA, OCAMPOS Ernesto Rafael Houston, US 11 90
SAVITSKI, Alexei Alexandrovich Houston, US 3 36

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