Method system and program storage device for simulating interfacial slip in a hydraulic fracturing simulator software

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7386431
APP PUB NO 20060224370A1
SERIAL NO

11096047

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A method, practiced by a Hydraulic Fracturing Simulator software, is adapted for simulating a hydraulic fracture in an Earth formation, the formation including a plurality of layers, a slip zone, which represents a debonding between adjacent layers of the Earth formation, possibly existing between the adjacent layers, the method comprising the step of: setting up an Influence Coefficient Matrix, the matrix having a plurality of numbers, the plurality of numbers of the Influence Coefficient Matrix being calculated and determined such that the method, practiced by the Hydraulic Fracturing Simulator software for simulating the hydraulic fracture, will model, or take into account an existence of, the slip zone and/or the debonding between the adjacent layers of the Earth formation.

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  • SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Peirce, Anthony Vancouver, CA 4 95
Siebrits, Eduard Stafford, TX 12 308

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