Reservoir simulation

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>Elastic Dislocation Modeling Helps Identify Subseismic Natural Fractures</a> </div> <div class="PromoB-description">The main goal of this research work was to determine subseismic faults and fracture corridors and their characteristics, including density and orientation, for a Paleocene fractured carbonate reservoir.</div> <div class="PromoB-footer"> <span class="PromoB-lock"> <svg><use xlink:href="#lock"></use></svg><span class="sr-only">Locked</span> </span> <div class="PromoB-by-line">February 1, 2025 • <a href="http://www.spe.org/publications/subscribe.php" class="PromoB-publication" data-cms-ai="0">Journal of Petroleum Technology</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListG-items-item"> <div class="PromoB"data-content-type="article" data-image-align="top" data-image-size=> <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="PromoB-media"> <a class="Link" aria-label="Complex Fracture Network in Shale Gas Reservoir Derived From Microseismic Data " href="https://jpt.spe.org/complex-fracture-network-in-shale-gas-reservoir-derived-from-microseismic-data-restricted" data-cms-ai="0" > <img class="Image" alt="Fig. 1—Fracture reconstruction of a well from field microseismic data." width="320" height="180" data-src="https://assets.spe.org/dims4/default/ba706bb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/850x478+0+44/resize/320x180!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspe-brightspot.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F16%2Fbd%2F040ca81642efadc04a25603ace63%2Fjpt-2025-02-sm217311.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="data-image-size="promoMediumShort" > </a> </div> <div class="PromoB-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://jpt.spe.org/topic/reservoir-characterization" data-cms-ai="0" >Reservoir characterization</a> </div> <div class="PromoB-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://jpt.spe.org/complex-fracture-network-in-shale-gas-reservoir-derived-from-microseismic-data-restricted" data-cms-ai="0" >Complex Fracture Network in Shale Gas Reservoir Derived From Microseismic Data </a> </div> <div class="PromoB-description">In this paper, an energy-based 3D fracture-reconstruction method is proposed to derive the complex fracture network from microseismic data in a shale gas reservoir.</div> <div class="PromoB-footer"> <span class="PromoB-lock"> <svg><use xlink:href="#lock"></use></svg><span class="sr-only">Locked</span> </span> <div class="PromoB-by-line">February 1, 2025 • <a href="http://www.spe.org/publications/subscribe.php" class="PromoB-publication" data-cms-ai="0">Journal of Petroleum Technology</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="RichTextModule"> <div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"><p><hr style="width:100%"></hr style="width:100%"></p></div> </div> <div class="OneColumnContainer"> <div class="OneColumnContainer-row"> <div class="OneColumnContainer-column"> <ps-list-pagination> <div class="ListE ListE-Pagination"> <div 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All child wells are completed when the parent wells feature a depletion level of 0.86. The color represents the level of depletion. L, M, and S represent large, medium, and small well spacing, respectively. 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hydraulic-fracturing-propagation, reservoir-flow, and geomechanics tool.</div> <div class="PromoB-footer"> <span class="PromoB-lock"> <svg><use xlink:href="#lock"></use></svg><span class="sr-only">Locked</span> </span> <div class="PromoB-by-line">November 1, 2024 • <a href="http://www.spe.org/publications/subscribe.php" class="PromoB-publication" data-cms-ai="0">Journal of Petroleum Technology</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="ListE-items-item"> <div class="PromoB"data-content-type="article" data-image-align="right" data-image-size=> <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="PromoB-media"> <a class="Link" aria-label="Workflow Helps Predict Casing Deformation During Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas" href="https://jpt.spe.org/workflow-helps-predict-casing-deformation-during-hydraulic-fracturing-in-shale-gas-restricted" data-cms-ai="0" > <img class="Image" alt="Fig. 1—(left) Ant-tracking results, (center) fractures validated with microseismic events, and (right) natural-fracture model." width="365" height="204" data-src="https://assets.spe.org/dims4/default/db9e4a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/850x475+0+45/resize/365x204!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspe-brightspot.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2F7a%2Fbccdc70341ab9f1a3abd51206fd1%2Fjpt-2024-11-hfm4043054.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="data-image-size="promoSearch" > </a> </div> <div class="PromoB-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://jpt.spe.org/topic/reservoir-simulation" data-cms-ai="0" >Reservoir simulation</a> </div> <div class="PromoB-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://jpt.spe.org/workflow-helps-predict-casing-deformation-during-hydraulic-fracturing-in-shale-gas-restricted" data-cms-ai="0" >Workflow Helps Predict Casing Deformation During Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas</a> </div> <div class="PromoB-description">A proposed integrated workflow aims to guide prediction and mitigating solutions to reduce casing-deformation risks and improve stimulation efficiency.</div> <div class="PromoB-footer"> <span class="PromoB-lock"> <svg><use xlink:href="#lock"></use></svg><span class="sr-only">Locked</span> </span> <div class="PromoB-by-line">November 1, 2024 • <a href="http://www.spe.org/publications/subscribe.php" class="PromoB-publication" data-cms-ai="0">Journal of Petroleum Technology</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="ListE-items-item"> <div class="PromoB"data-content-type="article" data-image-align="right" data-image-size=> <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="PromoB-media"> <a class="Link" aria-label="Production-Enhancement-Candidate Screening Powered by ML Unlocks Brownfield Potential " href="https://jpt.spe.org/production-enhancement-candidate-screening-powered-by-ml-unlocks-brownfield-potential-restricted" data-cms-ai="0" > <img class="Image" alt="Effect of PECGS implementation for WBWR." width="365" height="204" data-src="https://assets.spe.org/dims4/default/4ab19e4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/850x475+0+45/resize/365x204!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fspe-brightspot.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F27%2F9b862c7c42bdac403f00ab91c5f1%2Fjpt-2024-10-da215244.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="data-image-size="promoSearch" > </a> </div> <div class="PromoB-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://jpt.spe.org/topic/data-mining-analysis" data-cms-ai="0" >Data mining/analysis</a> </div> <div class="PromoB-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://jpt.spe.org/production-enhancement-candidate-screening-powered-by-ml-unlocks-brownfield-potential-restricted" data-cms-ai="0" >Production-Enhancement-Candidate Screening Powered by ML Unlocks Brownfield Potential </a> </div> <div class="PromoB-description">This paper presents the processes of identifying production enhancement opportunities, as well as the methodology used to identify 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