EVALUATION OF FORMATION FRACTURE PROPERTIES USING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE

An apparatus for estimating fracture properties of a resource bearing formation includes a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement device configured to be deployed in a region of interest including a tight rock formation region, the NMR measurement device including a transmitting assembly configured to transmit an NMR pulse sequence into the tight rock formation region, a receiving assembly configured to detect NMR signals corresponding to a response of the formation region to the pulse sequence, and a processor configured to receive the NMR signals. The processor is configured to invert the NMR signals into a transverse relaxation time (T2) distribution, separate the T2 distribution based on a cut-off time into a first volumetric indicative of matrix and pore responses and a second volumetric indicative of fracture responses, estimate a pore size distribution based on the second volumetric, and calculate a fracture aperture size distribution based on the pore diameter.