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Monday, November 12, 2007
Visualization of hydraulic fracture propagation increases fracture treatment effectiveness and maximizes reservoir contact
HOUSTON, November 12, 2007 – Schlumberger announced today the availability of its StimMAP LIVE* hydraulic fracturing diagnostics service. This new service can optimize field drilling and production plans, reduce stimulation costs and allow process changes to be made in real time to maximize fracture effectiveness.
By analyzing microseismic events created during the fracturing process and automatically locating them in 3D space, the service maps the fractures while they are being created. As a result, the fracture treatment can be optimized.
"Simultaneous visualization of hydraulic fracture propagation enables operators’ technical experts to make better onsite decisions," said Belgacem Chariag, president, Well Services, Schlumberger. "They can increase ultimate recovery by optimizing well placement, and reduce hydraulic fracturing and completion costs."
At the heart of the StimMAP LIVE service is a processing platform that automatically detects and locates microseismic events. Incorporation of this processing tool into hydraulic fracturing operations ensures identification and location of microseismic events orders of magnitude faster than hand picking. Use of the diagnostics in the software provides more reliability than manual methods. With StimMAP LIVE, more events can be identified more accurately during the fracturing operations, assuring better decisions for our customers’ reservoirs.
The StimMAP LIVE service has been extensively field tested in North America resulting in increased fracture treatment effectiveness and gas recovery from unconventional resources.
For more information on the StimMAP hydraulic fracture monitoring services, visit www.slb.com/stimmap.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world’s leading oilfield services company supplying technology, information solutions and integrated project management that optimize reservoir performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry. The company employs more than 76,000 people of over 140 nationalities working in approximately 80 countries. Schlumberger supplies a wide range of products and services from seismic acquisition and processing; formation evaluation; well testing and directional drilling to well cementing and stimulation; artificial lift and well completions; and consulting, software and information management. In 2006, Schlumberger operating revenue was $19.23 billion. For more information, visit www.SLB.com.
For further information, contact:
Susan Ganz
Media Relations Manager
Schlumberger Oilfield Services
Tel: +1 281 285 8245
[email protected]
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