Title :
The Visualization of 3D Geometry of the Fractures Around Wellbore Underground
Author :
Yue Ma ; Mian Chen ; Yan Jin ; Bing Hou ; ZhiPeng Zou ; Kai Wang
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Pet. Resources & Prospecting, China Univ. of Pet., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Due to its unobservability, randomness and staggered complexity, we cannot well understand the real form and distribution of the natural fracture of the rock in the deep strata, leading to a series of construction problems in the exploration and development of oil. At present, the geometry of fractures is displayed by the form of two-dimensional graph or data table, which cannot be performed more visually. In light of this finding, through the data analysis of fractures collected from the engineering practice, using the Monte Carlo method and a variety of programming languages, this paper has performed three-dimensional visualization of macroscopic fractures around wellbore underground. The data collected from Keshen block in Tarim oil field is simulatedand its results show that the simulation of the three-dimensional geometry of the fractures has achieved a good visual effect and provided a visualization of platform for further research such as wellbore stability about fractureformation.
Keywords :
drilling (geotechnical); fracture; geophysical prospecting; rocks; well logging; Keshen block; Monte Carlo method; Tarim oil field; data table; deep strata; fracture 3D geometry visualization; fracture data analysis; fracture formation; macroscopic fracture 3D visualization; oil development; oil exploration; platform visualization; programming languages; rock natural fracture; two-dimensional graph; wellbore underground; Data visualization; Geometry; Monte Carlo methods; Petroleum; Probability distribution; Rocks; Solid modeling; fracture; geometry; visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Manufacturing and Automation (ICDMA), 2013 Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Qingdao
DOI :
10.1109/ICDMA.2013.381