Hydraulic fracturing with exothermic reaction
US10202833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/247
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods of stimulating subterranean formations are given in which thermite is placed downhole and then ignited. The thermite may be ignited with a downhole tool, the fracture may be mapped, and the thermite-affected region of the formation may be reconnected to the surface after the thermite reaction through the original or a second wellbore.
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