| US 7,472,748 B2 | ||
| Methods for estimating properties of a subterranean formation and/or a fracture therein | ||
| Rick D. Gdanski, Duncan, Okla. (US); and Jimmie D. Weaver, Duncan, Okla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, Okla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/607,254. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0133193 A1, Jun. 05, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 49/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 166—250.1 [166/250.12; 166/264; 166/308.1; 703/10] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
introducing a fracturing fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance
a fracture therein;
recovering a plurality of flowback fluid samples from the subterranean formation over time;
determining fluid identity data for the fracturing fluid and for one or more of the flowback fluid samples; and
determining one or more approximate properties of the subterranean formation and/or fracture based, at least in part, on the
fluid identity data, one or more subterranean formation properties, and at least one reservoir model.
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