Method and system for development of naturally fractured formations

Abstract

A method and system for development of a naturally fractured formation may include generating a fracture model from a fracture treatment of a well in the naturally fractured formation. The fracture model may account for natural fractures in the naturally fractured formation. The fracture model may include the fracture volume of the fracture generated by the fracture treatment. Well spacing and fracture stimulation design for one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation may be determined based on the fracture model.

1 . A method for development of a naturally fractured formation, comprising:
 generating a fracture model from a fracture treatment of a well in a naturally fractured formation;   the fracture model accounting for natural fractures within the naturally fractured formation and comprising a fracture volume of a fracture generated by the fracture treatment; and   determining at least one of well spacing and fracture treatment designed for one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation based on the fracture model.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising updating the fracture model based on production data from the well in the naturally fractured formation. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising optimizing well spacing and fracture treatment design for the one or more wells in the naturally fractured formation based on the fracture model. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the fracture model comprises storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating the fracture model based on microseismic data collected from a fracture treatment of a disparate well in the naturally fractured formation. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the fracture model comprises a multi-dimensional model. 
   
   
       7 . A method for well planning in a formation, comprising:
 performing a fracture treatment for a well to generate a fracture in a formation;   collecting microseismic data from the fracture treatment;   using the microseismic data to generate a fracture model of the fracture; and   using the fracture model for well planning in the formation.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the well planning comprises at least one of a spacing for a second well based on the fracture model and a fracture treatment design for the second well. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising updating the fracture model based on production from the well. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising determining a well spacing and a fracture treatment design for one or more wells based on the fracture model. 
   
   
       11 . The method  claim 10 , further comprising determining the well spacing and fracture treatment design for the one or more wells based on an economic analysis of costs of the fracture treatment design and revenue generated by the one or more wells based on the fracture treatment design. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the fracture model comprises storativity and transmissibility of a fracture volume of the fracture generated by the fracture treatment. 
   
   
       13 . The method for simulating production enhancement of a well, comprising:
 simulating a fracture geometry from a fracture treatment of a well in a formation, the fracture geometry accounting for natural fractures in the formation; and   simulating production of the well based on the fracture geometry.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising simulating the fracture geometry based on a volume of the facture treatment. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising simulating the fracture geometry based on microseismic data collected for a disparate fracture treatment in the formation. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising generating a visual image of the fracture geometry, the visual image comprising induced and natural fractures. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the fracture geometry comprises a fracture volume of the fracture treatment. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the fracture geometry comprises storativity and transmissibility of the fracture volume. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising simulating the fracture geometry by generating a multi-dimensional model of the fracture treatment. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising updating the multi-dimensional model based on production for the well.