摘要 |
Systems and methods for estimating surface of fracture per volume of rock are provided. The systems include a logging tool, such as a resistivity tool, for generating a borehole image representative of segments of fractures in one or more planes and a processor for estimating surface of fracture per volume of rock (P 32 ) from the segments without the need for defining the one or more planes bearing the segments. The methods include using a downhole logging tool, such as a resistivity tool, to collect data corresponding to segments of fractures in one or more planes, and estimating surface of fracture per volume of rock (P 32 ) by reconstructing theoretical elliptical fractures from the segment data, calculating length of fracture segment per surface of borehole (P 21 ) for the theoretical elliptical fractures, and deriving P 32 from P 21 . |