Abstract
To characterize a reservoir created by hydraulic fracturing, an application of fractal dimension analysis to source distribution of AE (acoustic emission) is examined. Applicability and reliability of the fractal dimension are studied by using distributions of points modeling AE sources. Based on the results, fractal dimensions are obtained for AE source distribution induced by hydraulic fracturing in a 1000m deep well. Comparisons between fractal dimensions obtained and geological surveys elucidate that the fractal dimensions is promising to characterize the reservoir from the source distribution of AE.
