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US 5170378 A Abstract A method for determining the height and length of a fracture (3) in a borehole (1) involves generating pressure waves in the fluid in the wellbore using a valve (4) and measuring the response at the well-head by means of a transducer (5). A theoretical model of the wellbore-fracture system is generated and compared with the measured response to determine the height and length of the fracture.
Claims(6) 1. A method for determining the height and length of a fracture in a formation in contact with a borehole comprising the steps of:
(a) generating a hydraulic pressure pulse in the fluid in the borehole, said pressure pulse propagating to the bottom of the wellbore-fracture system and to the tip of the fracture, (b) obtaining an indication of the resultant reflections of said pressure pulse from both the mouth and the tip of the fracture, wherein the indication of the reflections of the pressure pulse from both the mouth and tip of the fracture are represented as pressure fluctuations against time, (c) identifying the reflections from both the mouth and tip of said fracture in said indication, (d) generating a theoretical model of the wellbore-fracture system, said model having impedance as a parameter, (e) adjusting the parameter of impedance in said model to obtain a match with said reflection from the mouth of the fracture in said indication to determine the height of the fracture, and (f) measuring the delay time between the reflection from the mouth and tip of the fracture in said indication to obtain the length of the fracture. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the hydraulic pressure pulse is produced by opening and closing a valve on the wellhead.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the indication of the reflections of the pressure pulse from both the mouth and the tip of the fracture are obtained by means of a transducer in contact with the fluid in the wellbore.
4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the theoretical model is obtained by representing the wellbore-fracture system as analogous to lengths of electrical transmission lines.
5. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the preliminary step prior to fracturing of generating a hydraulic pressure pulse in the fluid in the borehole, said pressure pulse propagating to the bottom of the wellbore, and obtaining an indication of the resultant reflection of said pressure pulse from the bottom of the wellbore.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the theoretical model of step (d) is an electrical analog system.
Description This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/742,512 filed on Aug. 5, 1991 , now abandoned, which is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/502,387 filed on Mar. 30, 1990 now abandoned. This invention relates to a method for determining the extent of fracturing in a mineral formation such as a petroleum reservoir by measuring hydraulic impedance. A petroleum reservoir is formed by a suitably shaped porous stratum of rock sealed with an impervious rock. The nature of the reservoir rock is extremely important as the oil is present in the small spaces or pores which separate the individual rock grains. Crude oil is generally found in a reservoir in association with water, which is often saline, and gas. Dependent upon the characteristics of the crude, the temperature and the pressure, the gas may exist in solution in the oil or as a separate phase in the form of a gas cap. The oil and gas occupy the upper part of the reservoir and below there may be a considerable volume of water, known as the aquifer, which extends throughout the lower levels of the rock. For oil to move through the pores of the reservoir rock and into a well, the pressure under which the oil exists in the reservoir must be greater than the pressure at the well. The water contained in the aquifer is under pressure and is one source of drive. The dissolved gas is associated with the oil is another and so is the free gas in the gas cap when this is present. A time will come in the life of an oilfield when the natural pressure of the reservoir declines to such an extent that it is no longer sufficient to force the oil out of the pores of the rock into the well. This stage is often reached before the greater part of the oil is recovered from the reservoir. Formerly it was the practice to rely on natural drive for as long as possible, only resorting to artificial production methods when the natural pressure dropped too low to sustain a reasonable flow. However, it has now been established that the eventual recovery of oil from a reservoir can be much greater if the pressure is not allowed to drop significantly in the early stages of production. Similarly, by utilising artificial means of maintaining pressure early in the life of a reservoir, production offtake rates may often be adjusted to economic advantage. Thus in order to maintain pressure, or to accelerate the natural drive, or to initiate a drive where none occurs naturally, it is frequently necessary to employ the technique known as secondary recovery. The simplest method of forcing the oil out of the reservoir rock is by direct displacement with another fluid. When water is used, the secondary recovery process is called water flooding. The water is injected under considerable pressure. The formation may contain natural fractures and further fracturing may be induced by the action of water injection, depending on the susceptibility of the formation to fracture. In order to optimise the effect of water flooding, it is clearly desirable to know the extent of fracturing (existing and potential) in the formation to enable the probable direction of flow of the injected water to be predicted. Anderson and Stahl, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Paper No 1537 (1966) noted that if the fluid column in a well bore was made to oscillate, the presence of fracturing in the formation caused an increase in the period of oscillation of the fluid column. U.S. Pat. No. 4,802,144 describes a method which by inducing oscillations in a fluid in a well bore and by measuring the resulting pressure oscillations the theoretical shape of the fracture can be calculated. By comparing the measured pressure oscillations with the theoretically calculated oscillations an estimate of the shape of the fracture can be obtained. This technique has been called Hydraulic Impedance Testing (HIT). However the length of the fracture is not determined directly but from calculations based on assumptions regarding the shape of the fracture. We have now found that during hydraulic impedance testing some of the pulse energy resulting from the induced oscillations is partitioned into the fracture, travels to the fracture tip and is reflected back into the well bore as an echo. The time delay between the primary reflection at the fracture mouth and the echo from the fracture tip gives a direct measure of the fracture length. Thus according to the present invention there is provided a method for determining the height and length of a fracture in a formation in contact with a borehole comprising the steps of (a) generating a hydraulic pressure transient in the fluid in the borehole, said pressure transient propagating to the bottom of the wellbore-fracture system and to the tip of the fracture, (b) obtaining an indication of the resultant reflections of said pressure transient from both the mouth and the tip of the fracture, (c) generating a theoretical model of the wellbore-fracture system, and (d) adjusting the parameters of height and length of the fracture in said model to obtain a match with said indication to determine the height and length of the fracture. The pressure transient may be produced by rapidly opening and closing a valve e.g. a ball valve on the injection well head to initiate a water hammer type of shock wave. Other means of introducing pressure transients may be suitable for example a pressure oscillator or a mechanical shutter. The pressure transient propagates down through the fluid in the wellbore, inside the tubulars if present, and is reflected at the bottom of the wellbore e.g. at the shoe which seals the wellbore base. The response of the well bore to the pressure transients may be measured by means of a transducer positioned at the well head, in contact with the fluid in the wellbore. The response may be observed as a plot of pressure fluctuation against time and will be referred to as a HIT trace. The completed water-injector is then perforated and the water pressure raised sufficiently to cause either deliberate or inadvertent hydraulic fracturing of the formation. HIT performed on a fractured injector shows reflections of the pressure transient from the mouth of the fracture due to the acoustic impedance mismatch between the wellbore and fracture. The open fracture often represents a much lower acoustic impedance than the shoe, and consequently the HIT trace envelope changes markedly once fracturing has taken place. As the fracture opens its acoustic impedance drops towards that of the wellbore and the attenuation of the HIT trace envelope increases. Once the impedance of the fracture has fallen to less than that of the wellbore the acoustic reflection from the fracture mouth undergoes a change of phase. The acoustic impedance of the wellbore is determined by the fluid properties of the fluid in it, together with the dimensions of the wellbore and in the context of the present invention is equivalent to the hydraulic impedance. For example making a number of assumptions, such as Poiseille (or laminar) flow down the wellbore a simple mathematical model gives the impedance of the wellbore Zw of radius r to be ##EQU1## where a is the sonic velocity in the fluid and g the acceleration due to gravity. Similarly by treating the fracture as two elliptical half-wings in the plane of the wellbore with half-height hf and half length lf, the half height is given by ##EQU2## where μs is the shear modulus of the rock formation, αs is the fracture shape factor, ν Poisson's ratio for the formation, ρ the fluid density Pe the excess pressure of the fluid in the fracture over that in the formatin, and Zf is the fracture acoustic impedance. The fracture shape factor is based on the estimated height and length of the fracture. This equation assumes that the fluid storage in the fracture is uniformly distributed along the fracture wings, and that the pressure waves in the fluid do not couple to elastic waves in the fracture walls. Therefore it can be seen that as the half-height hf of the fracture increases the acoustic impedance of the fracture Zf drops. The expression for the half length of the fracture can similarly be deduced as ##EQU3## where τ=time taken for the pulse to propagate down the fracture. The acoustic impedance of the fracture dimensions can thus be measured from the attenuation of the HIT trace. Any loss of impedance due to the shoe can be estimated. Optionally the loss can be measured by pre-fracturing measurements. In this way HIT traces are recorded using the wellhead transducer before perforation of the wellbore, and the trace decay envelope is a measure of how attenuated the pressure transient is by reflection at the bottom of the wellbore e.g. the shoe and subsequently at the wellhead. Such optional HIT traces provide baseline calibration data for the well completion which is useful but not essential. The pressure pulse is reflected in-phase by the bottom of the wellbore and the HIT trace records a decaying set of in-phase reflections. Thus the method of the present invention may further comprise the preliminary step prior to fracturing of generating a hydraulic pressure transient in the fluid in the borehole, said pressure transient propagating to the bottom of the wellbore, and obtaining an indication of the resultant reflection of said pressure transient from the bottom of the well bore. Whilst the pressure transient during a HIT test is reflected from the fracture mouth due to the acoustic impedance mismatch, a small proportion of the signal is transmitted down the fracture to be reflected at the fracture tip. Once the fracture has opened the main return from the mouth is in antiphase to the original pressure pulse, and this is followed by an `echo` signal that has travelled down the fracture and been reflected back from the fracture tip. This echo is in phase with the original signal. The length of the fracture determines the delay time between reflection and echo, and hence the detailed shape of the HIT trace. This ability to determine fracture length by location of the echoes from the fracture tip makes this version of the HIT method of significant value. The reflections from both the fracture mouth and fracture tip may thus be analysed to allow the fracture dimensions at the base of the wellbore to be determined. The acoustics of the completion and the fracture system can be accurately simulated by using an electrical analogue system. The wall completion and fracture are represented in the analogue sytem by sections of electrical transmission lines with different electrical impedances linked together, with high resistances representing terminations of a wellbore or fracture where a zero fluid-flow condition will hold. SECT (Simulation of Electrical Circuit Transients) is a computer software package derived from a computer modelling package called SPICE (Simulation Package with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) available from the University of California at Berkeley. By inputting the parameters obtained from the field data SECT is able to calculate the transient response of a number of linked electrical transmission lines and by analogy to produce the expected HIT trace for a specified fracture size. The parameters required to characterise the well bore in the electrical analogue are determined from the completion diagram for the well bore. The completion diagram is a representation of the dimensions and sections present in the wellbore and is a term which will be understood by persons skilled in the art. The dimensions of the well bore and the fluid properties determine its characteristic impedance and also the pulse delay time. Similarly, the characteristic impedance of the fracture and the time taken for the pulse to propagate down it are obtained from physical properties of the rock formation and initial estimates of fracture dimensions. Hence the sonic velocity in the fluid, shear modulus of the rock formation, Poisson's ratio for the formation and the excess pressure are all determined from field data e.g. acoustic logging. The fluid density is a property of the fracturing fluid e.g. brine. The fracture shape factor is based on both the estimated height and length of the fracture. Since voltage is analogous to fluid pressure and current to fluid flow the electrical analogue to the generation of the pressure pulse during HIT is a current source which drives a current through a resistance at the terminals representing the well head. SECT can apply this input current pulse to the appropriate circuit and calculate the transient response of voltage (pressure) at the well head thus predicting the HIT trace expected for a given fracture height and length. The voltage-time trace generated can be compared directly to the actual HIT trace. First of all the fracture height is adjusted until the trace envelopes match, and then the fracture length is adjusted until the positions of subsidiary peaks due to echoes are in the correct position. Thus SECT has been employed to find what fracture dimensions will give a HIT trace with the same degree of envelope attenuation as was observed from the field recorded pressure time trace. As the fracture grows larger the fracture impedance drops to the point which it equals that of the wellbore. There is then no reflection at the fracture mouth and the HIT trace is completely attenuated. With further increase in fracture size the impedance drop at the fracture mouth leads to phase reversal of the returns from the fracture mouth. The signal then fills a growing envelope as the impedance mismatch between wellbore and fracture becomes progressively larger. SECT can be used to determine the fracture height corresponding to the observed HIT trace. The full SECT simulations are formed by summing the repeated reflections from the fracture mouth and tip. The fracture height and length are hence obtained virtually independently as the SECT trace is matched to the HIT trace obtained by field measurements. FIG.1 is a schematic diagram of a perforated well undergoing HIT; FIGS. 2-8 show the comparison between the HIT traces obtained and the SECT simulation for the fracture described in Example 1; FIG. 9 shows the comparison between the HIT and SECT traces for the well of Example 2. The invention is illustrated with reference firstly to FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings which is a schematic diagram of a perforated well undergoing HIT. With reference to FIG. 1 a wellbore 1 containing a perforation region 11 is filled with a water injection tube 2. The wellbore is fractured near the shoe 12 in the region of perforation with the fracture 3 having a half-length lf and a half-height hf. The water is pressurised by means of a pump 10 and a pressure transient induced by opening and closing a ball valve 4. The pressure is measured by means of a Western Sensors WS 2005 transducer 5. After amplification by an amplifier 6 the signal is recorded on an EDR 8000 digital cassette recorder 7 and displayed on a digital voltmeter 8 and a plotter 9. The invention is further illustrated with reference to the following Examples and FIGS. 2-9 which show the comparison between HIT and SECT traces obtained by the method of the present invention. This Example was performed on the Chauvin Field in Canada at a well cased to a depth of approximately 1500 meters with continuous 17.78 cm tubing. At this depth the surrounding formation comprised Sparky III sand. The pressure is the well bore was regulated by means of a standard pump truck by controlling the injection of the fracturing fluid. The injection rate data was obtained from a BJ Titan in-line turbine flow meter. The well head pressure was measured using a Western Sensors Ltd transducer type WS 2005 at a frequency of 256 Hz. The output from the transducer was amplified, the data stored on an EDR8000 digital cassette recorded and displayed by means of a standard digital voltmeter and plotter. Water as fracturing fluid was injected into the well bore stepwise at an increasing rate until fracturing was induced. Transient conditions were initiated in the well bore fluid by rapidly opening and closing a ball valve situated on the injection well head. The pressure transients reflected from both the mouth and tip of the fractures were measured using the well head transducer which was in direct contact with the fluid column. Transients were studied in the well bore both as the pressure was increased (fracture extension) and as the pressure was reduced (fracture closure). In this way HIT traces of pressure fluctuations against time were recorded for comparison with the simulated SECT traces for the Chauvin formation. The computer simulation code SECT was then used to interpret the field data obtained from the completion diagram for the well. By adjusting the parameters of fracture length and height SECT traces were obtained which most closely matched the HIT traces obtained from the pressure readings taken at the well head. FIGS. 2-8 show the comparison between the HIT traces obtained and the SECT simulations for the fracture as it opens and recloses. The values for height and length used to obtain the SECT simulations are given in the accompanying table. From the table it can be seen that the fracture is initially extending into the surrounding formation. In this region of the Chauvin Field the maximum permeable formation thickness of the Sparky III sand was estimated to be 3.2 meters. The dimensions corresponding to FIG. 4 indicate that the fracture had extended beyond this point before reducing again in height as the fracture continues to extend. FIGS. 7 and 8 represent the fracture reclosing as the pressure was reduced. ______________________________________FRACTURE DIMENSIONSHEIGHT (m) HALF LENGTH (m) FIGURE______________________________________2.0 19.1 23.2 19.1 33.7 37.0 43.2 40.0 53.2 42.2 63.6 15.0 73.6 14.0 8______________________________________ Using FIG. 3 as a typical example, the HIT trace contains successive reflections from the fracture mouth represented as (A) and (B), each one (B) out of phase with the previous one (A). This occurs because the fracture has a lower acoustic impedance than the well bore, producing an antiphase reflection. In addition there are echoes represented as (C) from the fracture tip occuring after each of the reflections from the fracture mouth. Each echo has the opposite phase to the reflection from the fracture mouth preceding it beacuse the pressure wave suffers no phase reversal either during transmission into the fracture or during reflection at the fracture tip. The SECT simulation in each case has produced a close fit to the HIT trace by using transmission lines to model the fracture as two-winged, elliptical and coplanar with the well bore. The height of the fracture determines its impedance and hence governs the decay envelope which can be clearly seen on the HIT trace. The fracture length is then found from the delay time of the echoes and calculated values of the sonic velocity in that height of fracture. A similar procedure was performed on a well in the Magnus Field situated in the North Sea. Magnus C2 comprised a 17.78 cm linear tubing section from the well head down to the performation layer at a depth of approximately 4500 meters. FIG. 9 shows the comparison between the HIT and SECT traces for this well from which the fracture height inferred using the SECT simulation was 6.0 meters with a half length of 141 meters. From this Example it can be seen that HIT analysis can be used on reservoirs where the fractures extend some distance into the formation. Patent Citations
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It will also seek answers on whether the operations and procedures of Operation Sovereign Borders breach international law.
The Greens will need the support of Labor to initiate the inquiry.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the government's obsession with secrecy is tarnishing the navy's reputation.
"The Greens' inquiry, which we are giving notice of today, is needed to defend the integrity of the brave men and women who serve in the Australian Navy," Senator Hanson-Young said.
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Featured in the Rod Laver Arena night session was world #4 Agnieszka Radwanska, who put her undefeated 2013 record on the line against former #1 Ana Ivanovic. Their match offered a contrast in styles between the first-strike power of the Serb and the versatility of the Pole, who recorded her fifth straight victory in their rivalry with a generally convincing 6-2 6-4 success.
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AP Photo/Lenny IgnelziHeath Bell is enticing, but will his flat fastball play outside of spacious Petco Park?
The third tier of the top 50 is where teams will look to both fill out a bullpen and try to catch lightning in a bottle with a cheap veteran bat. Some inexpensive options could include Joe Nathan and Rafael Furcal.
There also are a few intriguing names who spent last season in Japan. Most of them are unfamiliar, but one, Matt Murton, could be trying to break back into the majors after two seasons in NPB.
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March Madness: Grantland Staff Brackets
I had to fill out my brackets Monday, so naturally I called my dad in Southern Illinois, because, you know, he taught me how to shoot a basketball (still not good at that, Dad) and I had already grilled my grandmother a day earlier. I think she likes St. Louis University, at least in the first round.
My dad, an Illinois fan, is out on Rick Pitino Louisville, seems very pro-Murray State (he says Murray gives in-state tuition for students from Southern Illinois. Is this true? Someone tell me this is true), and described Wichita State as "motivated." He also had this to say about Wisconsin's first-round opponent: "I did see a Montana game one time." OK then!
So there you go. A little free March Madness guidance from Mr. Larimer. If that's not enough, you'll also find the brackets from other Grantland editors and staffers below. I sincerely hope you win your office pool this year, but only if you've picked Mizzou to win it all.
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Rafe Bartholomew
Final Four: UNLV, Missouri, Syracuse, Kansas
Title Game: UNLV vs. Syracuse
National Champion: Syracuse
Jay Kang
Final Four: Kentucky, Missouri, Florida State, Kansas
Title Game: Kentucky vs. Kansas
National Champion: Kentucky
David Jacoby
Final Four: Kentucky, LIU Brooklyn, Syracuse, Kansas
Title Game: LIU Brooklyn vs. Syracuse
National Champion: LIU Brooklyn
Chris Ryan
Final Four: Kentucky, Florida State, North Carolina, Missouri
Title Game: Kentucky vs. North Carolina
National Champion: Kentucky
Juliet Litman
Final Four: Kentucky, Missouri, Syracuse, Kansas
Title Game: Kentucky vs. Syracuse
National Champion: Kentucky
Shane Ryan
Final Four: Duke, Florida State, Michigan State, Kansas
Title Game: Michigan State vs. Florida State
National Champion: Florida State
Sarah Larimer
Final Four: Kentucky, Missouri, Syracuse, Kansas
Title Game: Missouri vs. Syracuse
National Champion: Missouri
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Brooklyn Decker Breaks Out a New Bikini For a Day in the Miami Sun
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Brooklyn Decker was back in her deck chair Sunday to soak up the sun and show off her hot new haircut while in Miami. She wore a purple bikini for her latest day by the pool, though last week it was a mismatched two-piece that she rocked during an afternoon of lounging. Brooklyn has been spending time in Florida but her home state of North Carolina has been on her mind — she went home to check out a recent concert featuring her brother's band, and she's hoping to drown some sorrows over a UNC loss with a hard-to-find pint of Jimmy Fallon's delicious Ben and Jerry's flavor Late Night Snack. Brooklyn does have some celebrating to do, however, since her Just Go With It has reached the $100 million milestone in worldwide box office grosses!
3 years
who said she's fat??? stop making stuff up and misreading people's comments... nobody said anything about her being fat, they said she has a funny looking waist which is true. She has an old lady shape from the waist down..
3 years
Oh - EW - she's a freaking human being! So she went from perfection to gaining a whopping 10 lbs & being a little lax in her workouts! Maybe she had the flu? Maybe she had surgery? Or *gasp* maybe she wanted to eat pizza and not work out everyday? She's pretty hot - and yeah - she's also human - why that gives some women so much license to attack another woman just shows how pathetically insecure YOU are! Like you've never had a bad day? And like you're a human perfect plastic bodied barbie doll? Yeah, right!
3 years
Her body is usually on point but I'm guessing she's taking a vacation. I don't care, she looks real and bodies come in all types so instead of saying "eww" maybe you people should learn some manners. It's not something she can change, get over it.
On a lighter note, I like the colour of her bikini
3 years
um, I'll keep my 34-25-40 body (firm but feminine)...7 weeks of mild cardio, squats and crunches would fix her "old lady" issue...she's got the raw material, just needs tweaking lol..oh, throw in running up and down the stairs a few times a week
3 years
why do people get so agro about other people's opinions? She has nice boobs, but her body from the waist down is not that great.. she does have an old lady thing going on, just look at the pics, and a lot of people have said it not just the above posters.. Sorry if you can't handle other people's opinion than don't read it, simple as that.
3 years
She is tall has a pretty face and good size boobs, but her body is weird. She is still hot though, specially if the photographer takes her photos from the right angle.
3 years
If that's an "old lady" figure, what hope is there for the rest of us? You people are f'ing insane to criticize this body.
3 years
Not her best pics. I was thinking the "old lady figure" thing too. I think she's a pretty lady but without all of the airbrushing and spray tans we get to see models are real people too.
3 years
I hate to think what she paid for that awful haircut and color. Start growing it out again, Brooklyn. It looks terrible! I bet she already regrets doing it.
3 years
They're called hips and I think it's great that she models swimsuits with actual boobs and a womanly figure. I like this girl.
3 years
There's something strange about her waist...it's like really not there haha. Not the most flattering pictures of Brooklyn.
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1. Supernatural (2005– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as "hunters" fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.
Creator: Eric Kripke | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, Misha Collins
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PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.
Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, J.R.R. Tolkien | Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett
3. Dracula Untold (2014)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Bram Stoker | Director: Gary Shore | Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Art Parkinson
4. Lost (2004–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
Creators: J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof | Stars: Jorge Garcia, Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Writers: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves | Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.
Writers: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling | Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
7. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Writer: George Lucas | Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A young girl, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Creator: Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head
9. Batman Begins (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure
After training with his mentor, Batman begins his war on crime to free the crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption that the Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.
Writers: Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
10. Back to the Future (1985)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A young man is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence.
Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale | Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
11. 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Writers: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Frank Miller | Director: Noam Murro | Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson
12. Smallville (2001–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville.
Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Carmine Infantino | Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk
13. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Action, Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Writer: Robert Rodat | Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
PG-13 | 201 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson | Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
15. Hercules (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
Writers: Ryan Condal, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Steve Moore | Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes
16. King Arthur (2004)
R | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Writer: David Franzoni | Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd
17. Noah (2014)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A man is chosen by his world's creator to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Writers: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel | Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson
18. Donnie Darko (2001)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.
Writer: Richard Kelly | Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne
19. The Fifth Element (1997)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr Zorg at bay.
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen | Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm
20. American Pie (1999)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
Writer: Adam Herz | Directors: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz | Stars: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Alyson Hannigan
21. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll | Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
22. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
As the Clone Wars near an end, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious steps out of the shadows, at which time Anakin succumbs to his emotions, becoming Darth Vader and putting his relationships with Obi-Wan and Padme at risk.
Writer: George Lucas | Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson
23. Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
R | 89 min | Comedy
A sendup of all the teen movies that have accumulated in the past two decades.
Writers: Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, Buddy Johnson | Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Chyler Leigh, Jaime Pressly, Chris Evans, Eric Christian Olsen
24. Ghostbusters (1984)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Writers: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis | Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
25. Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurfaces and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protects a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony of Earth.
Creators: Glen A. Larson, Ronald D. Moore | Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis
26. Source Code (2011)
PG-13 | 93 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train. A mission he has only 8 minutes to complete.
Writer: Ben Ripley | Director: Duncan Jones | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright
27. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
R | 123 min | Horror, Romance
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Writer: Anne Rice | Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
28. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
Writers: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas | Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
29. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader shake off of the dark side of the Force.
Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas | Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
30. The Godfather: Part III (1990)
R | 162 min | Crime, Drama
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola | Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Talia Shire
31. Amélie (2001)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Romance
Amelie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.
Writers: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta
32. Futurama (1999– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Fry, a pizza guy is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999.
Creators: David X. Cohen, Matt Groening | Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille
33. The Butterfly Effect (2004)
R | 113 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life.
Writers: J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress | Directors: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Elden Henson
34. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
R | 138 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.
Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski | Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
35. Hellboy (2004)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Peter Briggs, Mike Mignola | Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, John Hurt
36. Dracula (1992)
R | 128 min | Horror, Romance
The vampire comes to England to seduce a visitor's fiancée and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Writers: Bram Stoker, James V. Hart | Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
37. Die Another Day (2002)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Writers: Ian Fleming, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade | Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
38. The Tree of Life (2011)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, Fantasy
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
Writer: Terrence Malick | Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken
39. Shrek (2001)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, an ogre agrees to rescue a princess for a villainous lord in order to get his land back.
Writers: William Steig, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Cody Cameron, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon | Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
40. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
R | 127 min | Drama
Jesus Christ' last hours and crucifixion.
Writers: Benedict Fitzgerald, Mel Gibson | Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov
41. Wanted (2008)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
Writers: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Chris Morgan, Mark Millar, J.G. Jones | Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp
42. The Last Samurai (2003)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama, History
An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.
Writers: John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz | Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton
43. Young Frankenstein (1974)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, after years of living down the family reputation, inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments.
Writers: Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Mary Shelley | Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle
44. Click (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.
Writers: Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe | Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff
45. Planet of the Apes (2001)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An Air Force astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.
Writers: Pierre Boulle, William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal | Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan
46. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.
Writers: Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard, Jordan Mechner | Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina
47. Babel (I) (2006)
R | 143 min | Drama
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Writers: Guillermo Arriaga, Alejandro González Iñárritu | Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu | Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Mohamed Akhzam
48. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
R | 129 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski | Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
49. Irreversible (2002)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass.
Writer: Gaspar Noé | Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia
50. Chocolat (2000)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
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