Numerical simulation of surface and downhole deformation induced by hydraulic fracturing

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Abstract Tiltmeter mapping technology infers hydraulic fracture geometry by measuring fracture-induced rock deformation, which recorded by highly sensitive tiltmeters placed at the surface and in nearby observation wells. By referencing Okada’s linear elastic theory and Green’s function method, we simulate and analyze the surface and downhole deformation caused by hydraulic fracturing using the homogeneous elastic half-space model and layered elastic model. Simulation results suggest that there is not much difference in the surface deformation patterns between the two models, but there is a significant difference in the downhole deformation patterns when hydraulic fracturing penetrates a stratum. In such cases, it is not suitable to assume uniform elastic half-space when calculating the downhole deformation. This work may improve the accuracy and reliability of the inversion results of tiltmeter monitoring data.

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	HE Yi-Yuan
	ZHANG Bao-Ping
	DUAN Yu-Ting
	XUE Cheng-Jin
	YAN Xin
	HE Chuan
	HU Tian-Yue

Key words： Hydraulic fracturing surface tilt field downhole tilt field layered model numerical simulation

Received: 2013-11-01;

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This research is supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No.2013CB228602), the National Science and Technology Major Project of China (No.2011ZX05014-006-006) and the National High Technology Research Program of China (No.2013AA064202).

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HE Yi-Yuan,ZHANG Bao-Ping,DUAN Yu-Ting et al. Numerical simulation of surface and downhole deformation induced by hydraulic fracturing[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2014, 11(1): 63-72.

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