| US 7,580,796 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for evaluating and treating previously-fractured subterranean formations | ||
| Mohamed Y. Soliman, Cyress, Tex. (US); Loyd E. East, Tomball, Tex. (US); Neil A. Stegent, Cypress, Tex. (US); and Joseph Ansah, Sugar Land, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, Okla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 31, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/888,277. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0037112 A1, Feb. 05, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01V 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 702—11 | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for treating a subterranean formation, the subterranean formation comprising one or more layers, the method comprising:
for one or more of the layers, determining whether there are one or more existing fractures in the layer, wherein the one
or more layers are in a subterranean formation;
for one or more of the one or more existing fractures:
measuring, with a sensor, one or more parameters of the existing fracture;
determining conductivity damage to the existing fracture, based, at least in part, on one or more of the measured parameters
of the existing fracture; and
selecting one or more remediative actions for the existing fracture, based, at least in part, on the conductivity damage.
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