ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: The most common fracture intensity measure in rock mechanics practice is mean fracture spacing as measured in a borehole. While this intensity measure is useful, it is dependent upon the relative orientations of fractures and boreholes. A variety of other 1-D fracture intensity measures have been developed to address this problem, together with intensity measures defined for two dimensional (trace map) data, and for three-dimensional modeling. The goal of this paper is to describe a case study of 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D intensity measures, and conversion and reconciliation between the different measures.

Keywords:
Upstream Oil & Gas, conductive fracture, fracture characterization, borehole, Reservoir Characterization, transmissivity, fracture, intensity measure, fracture orientation, orientation
Subjects:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Reservoir Characterization, Faults and fracture characterization
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2000. A.A. Balkema - Permission to Distribute - American Rock Mechanics Association
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