Abstract
Summary Microseismic imaging of a hydraulic-fracture stimulation showed significant fracture reorientation across a thrust fault. Fracture orientations were identified through a combination of alignment of event locations, polarization of the seismic waves, and injection details. Stimulation below the fault indicated a near-horizontal fracture geometry. Above the fault, a near-vertical fracture geometry was observed. A change in fault orientation was supported by differences in the microseismic-signal characteristics and the treatment-injection data. This difference in fracture geometry was attributed to rotations in the direction of minimum principal stress, which is consistent with observed differences in the injection pressures.
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