Thiercelin
Corentin Thiercelin, Ensues FR
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20150300018 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING HAVING STRONG THERMAL INSULATION AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTED BY MEANS OF SAID METHOD - A building comprising strong thermal insulation, at least some walls of which consist of panels made of a low-density thermally insulating material, wherein the panels have edge surfaces which are uniformly planar over an entire thickness thereof and are assembled to one another by interleaving boards in joint areas between two adjacent panels, the boards being connected in contact with the panels over an entire length and width of edge surfaces in said joint areas, so that a junction of the boards with the panels prevents by itself alone deformation of the boards in bending transversally to their plane and in twisting and that the panels ensure wind bracing of the walls. | 10-22-2015 |
Gisele Thiercelin, Dallas, TX US
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20110108268 | METHOD OF TREATING BOTTOM-HOLE FORMATION ZONE - The invention relates to the methods of treating a bottom-hole formation zone to increase in well productivity and rocks permeability. According to this method a pulse generator should be tripped in a well and the formation pulse treatment should be conducted by generating negative pressure pulses of amplitude higher than the tensile formation strength. The method provides the high fissuring rate by breaking formation fluid-bearing permeable rocks around a wellbore. | 05-12-2011 |
20110188347 | VOLUME IMAGING FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION - Methods and systems are described for measuring effects of a hydraulic fracturing process. The techniques can utilizes cross-well seismic technology, such as used in Schlumberger's DeepLook-CS tools and service, or in some case surface to borehole or borehole to surface seismic technology. The downhole seismic sources at known locations can be conventional sources or can be other types of equipment operating at known locations such as perforation guns. The source is activated or swept creating energy which is transmitted through the formation. The energy is recorded at the receiver array and processed to yield a tomographic image indicating changes in the subterranean formation resulting from the hydraulic fracturing process. The process can be performed pre and post hydraulic fracture stimulation to generate a difference image of propped fractures in the reservoir. | 08-04-2011 |
20120239363 | PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - A system has a tool capable of obtaining data that characterizes a stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized. The system also includes a processor capable of predicting the production of the stimulated reservoir using the characterizing data and outputting the predicted production. A reservoir may be stimulated using a stimulation process and data may be obtained that characterizes the stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized. The production of the stimulated reservoir may be predicted using the data. Alternatively, a reservoir may be stimulated using a stimulation process and data that characterizes the stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized may be obtained. One or more 3-D volumes may be produced based on the characterizing data, and inferences about the stimulated reservoir may be made using the one or more 3-D volumes. | 09-20-2012 |
Gisele Thiercelin, Ville D'Avray FR
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20130140020 | METHOD FOR INCREASING FRACTURE AREA - A technique enables improvements in hydraulic fracturing treatments on heterogeneous reservoirs. Based on data obtained for a given reservoir, a fracturing treatment material is used to create complex fractures, which, while interacting with the interfaces and planes of weakness in the reservoir, develop fracture connectors, e.g. step-overs, which often grow for short distances along these planes of weakness. The technique further comprises closing or sealing at least one of the fracture connectors to enable reinitiation of fracturing from the truncated branches, and to subsequently develop additional connectors. As a result, the overall fracturing becomes more complex (more branches and more surface area per unit reservoir volume is created), which leads to an increase in the effective fracture area and improved fluid flow through the reservoir. | 06-06-2013 |
Marc Thiercelin, Dallas, TX US
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20100018702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBUSTLY AND ACCURATELY OBTAINING A PORE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT OF A SUBSURFACE FORMATION PENETRATED BY A WELLBORE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for accurately determining a pore pressure of a subsurface formation ( | 01-28-2010 |
20110188347 | VOLUME IMAGING FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION - Methods and systems are described for measuring effects of a hydraulic fracturing process. The techniques can utilizes cross-well seismic technology, such as used in Schlumberger's DeepLook-CS tools and service, or in some case surface to borehole or borehole to surface seismic technology. The downhole seismic sources at known locations can be conventional sources or can be other types of equipment operating at known locations such as perforation guns. The source is activated or swept creating energy which is transmitted through the formation. The energy is recorded at the receiver array and processed to yield a tomographic image indicating changes in the subterranean formation resulting from the hydraulic fracturing process. The process can be performed pre and post hydraulic fracture stimulation to generate a difference image of propped fractures in the reservoir. | 08-04-2011 |
Marc Thiercelin, Ville D'Avray FR
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20110278012 | FRACTURE CLEAN-UP BY ELECTRO-OSMOSIS - A method is given for improving the clean-up of fracture fluid from a fracture by assisting Darcy flow by electro-osmotic effects. Proppants having suitable surface potential, and fracture fluids having suitable electrical conductivity are chosen. Then a suitable electric field is imposed, using electrodes placed on the surface or in adjacent wells. The current creates an electro-osmotic flow that carries fluid to the wellbore. | 11-17-2011 |
Marc Jean Thiercelin US
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20110108268 | METHOD OF TREATING BOTTOM-HOLE FORMATION ZONE - The invention relates to the methods of treating a bottom-hole formation zone to increase in well productivity and rocks permeability. According to this method a pulse generator should be tripped in a well and the formation pulse treatment should be conducted by generating negative pressure pulses of amplitude higher than the tensile formation strength. The method provides the high fissuring rate by breaking formation fluid-bearing permeable rocks around a wellbore. | 05-12-2011 |
Marc Jean Thiercelin, Ville D'Avray FR
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20080210422 | Reservoir Stimulation While Running Casing - A method for stimulating a reservoir formation while running a casing string into the wellbore includes the steps of: connecting a stimulation assembly to a casing string, the stimulation assembly including a packer actuator in operational connection with a packer and a logging sensor; running the casing string into the wellbore and positioning the logging assembly proximate to a selected reservoir formation; logging the reservoir formation; positioning the stimulation assembly proximate to the reservoir formation; actuating the packer to substantially isolate the reservoir formation from the wellbore; performing the stimulation operation; releasing the packers from sealing engagement with the wellbore; positioning the logging assembly proximate to the reservoir formation; logging the reservoir formation; and disconnecting the stimulation assembly from the casing string. | 09-04-2008 |
20090044945 | METHOD FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - The invention provides economically effective methods for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation that ensure improvement of the hydraulic fracture conductivity because of forming strong proppant clusters uniformly placed in the fracture throughout its length. One of these methods comprises: a first stage that involves injection into a borehole of fracturing fluid containing thickeners to create a fracture in the formation; and a second stage that involves periodic introduction of proppant into the injected fracturing fluid to supply the proppant into a created fracture, to form proppant clusters within the fracture to prevent fracture closure and channels for flowing formation fluids between the clusters, wherein the second stage or its sub-stages involve additional introduction of either a reinforcing or consolidation material or both, thus increasing the strength of the proppant clusters formed into the fracture fluid. Another method comprises: a first stage that involves injection of said fracturing fluid into a borehole, and a second stage that involves introduction of proppant into the injected fracturing fluid and further, involving periodic introduction of an agent into the fracturing fluid to provide formation of proppant clusters in the created fracture and channels for flowing formation fluids. Still another method comprises: a first stage that involves injection of a fracturing fluid into a borehole; a second stage that involves continuous introduction of a proppant into the injected fracturing fluid, and a third stage that involves injection of a lower-viscosity, in comparison with fracturing, fluid into the fracturing fluid, the lower-viscosity fluid, owing to the difference in viscosity compared to the fracturing fluid, penetrating into the fracturing fluid in the form of intrusions that divide the proppant into discrete clusters to form channels between them through which formation fluids to pass. | 02-19-2009 |
20090166029 | METHOD OF FORMATION FRACTURE DIMENSIONS - The invention is intended to determine the dimensions of the cracks resulting from the formation fracturing. To determine the crack dimensions a numerical model of the fracturing fluid ousting from the crack and filtrate zone with the formation fluid is made for the set formation parameters, fracturing data and supposed crack dimensions, the model is made to calculate the change of the fracturing fluid concentration in the total production during the well post-fracturing commissioning; during the well commissioning, throughout the entire fracturing fluid ousting period samples of the fluid produced are periodically taken from the well mouth and the fracturing fluid concentration in the samples taken is measure, then the measurement results are compared with the model calculations and the crack length is determined based on the best match of the measurement results and the model calculations. If polymer-based fluid is used as fracturing fluid, the numerical model also includes the change of the polymer concentration in the fracturing fluid withdrawn as function of time and in the samples taken additionally the polymer concentration is measured and by comparing the measurement results with the model calculations the crack width is determined. | 07-02-2009 |
20120125618 | METHOD FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - The invention provides economically effective methods for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation that ensure improvement of the hydraulic fracture conductivity because of forming strong proppant clusters uniformly placed in the fracture throughout its length. One of these methods comprises: a first stage comprising injection of fracturing fluid into a borehole, the fluid containing thickeners to create a fracture in the formation; and a second stage comprising introduction of proppant into the injected fracturing fluid to prevent closure of the created fracture, and further, comprising introducing an agent into the fracturing fluid to provide formation of proppant clusters in the created fracture and channels for flowing formation fluids. | 05-24-2012 |
20130140020 | METHOD FOR INCREASING FRACTURE AREA - A technique enables improvements in hydraulic fracturing treatments on heterogeneous reservoirs. Based on data obtained for a given reservoir, a fracturing treatment material is used to create complex fractures, which, while interacting with the interfaces and planes of weakness in the reservoir, develop fracture connectors, e.g. step-overs, which often grow for short distances along these planes of weakness. The technique further comprises closing or sealing at least one of the fracture connectors to enable reinitiation of fracturing from the truncated branches, and to subsequently develop additional connectors. As a result, the overall fracturing becomes more complex (more branches and more surface area per unit reservoir volume is created), which leads to an increase in the effective fracture area and improved fluid flow through the reservoir. | 06-06-2013 |
Marc Jean Thiercelin, Dallas, TX US
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20100307755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT REAL-TIME CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURES AND FRACTURING OPTIMIZATION BASED THEREON - Methods and systems for characterizing hydraulic fracturing of a subterranean formation based upon inputs from sensors measuring field data in conjunction with a fracture model. Such characterization can be generated in real-time to automatically manipulate surface and/or down-hole physical components supplying hydraulic fluids to the subterranean formation to adjust the hydraulic fracturing process as desired. The hydraulic fracture model as described herein can also be used as part of forward calculations to help in the design and planning stage of a hydraulic fracturing treatment. In a preferred embodiment, the fracture model constrains geometric and geomechanical properties of the hydraulic fractures of the subterranean formation using the field data in a manner that significantly reduce the complexity of the fracture model and thus significantly reduces the processing resources and time required to provide accurate characterization of the hydraulic fractures of the subterranean formation. | 12-09-2010 |
20120239363 | PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - A system has a tool capable of obtaining data that characterizes a stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized. The system also includes a processor capable of predicting the production of the stimulated reservoir using the characterizing data and outputting the predicted production. A reservoir may be stimulated using a stimulation process and data may be obtained that characterizes the stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized. The production of the stimulated reservoir may be predicted using the data. Alternatively, a reservoir may be stimulated using a stimulation process and data that characterizes the stimulated reservoir or from which the stimulated reservoir can be characterized may be obtained. One or more 3-D volumes may be produced based on the characterizing data, and inferences about the stimulated reservoir may be made using the one or more 3-D volumes. | 09-20-2012 |
Mark Jean Thiercelin, Ville D'Avray FR
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20090006005 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ON-LINE ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF FOAM AND AERATED FLUID PROPERTIES - A method and device for on-line foam quality acoustic monitoring are suggested. As per the invention, the method provides for the following: at least one emitter/receiver pair is placed in a close vicinity to the foam flow; at least one acoustic pulse is emitted; time, within which the acoustic pulse overcomes the way from the emitter to the receiver, is recorded; acoustic pulse speed (sound speed) is determined by analyzing an acoustic response of the receiver. After that, pressure in the foam in the area between the emitter and receiver is defined and the foam quality Γ is calculated as per the equation: | 01-01-2009 |
Mark Jean Thiercelin, Addison, TX US
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20100039893 | METHOD FOR SEISMIC MONITORING OF A FORMATION HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - The invention relates to oil-gas engineering, in particular to maintaining wells in the oil-gas industry and, more specifically the hydraulic fracturing seismic monitoring. | 02-18-2010 |