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Method for the use of nitrates and nitrate reducing bacteria in hydraulic fracturing

US10287487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2017
Grant dateMay 14, 2019
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2208/28
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A slick water fracturing fluid including a brine, an inorganic nitrate, a nitrogen reducing bacteria, a scale inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a polyacrylate polymer, a polyacrylate copolymer, a polyacrylate terpolymer, and mixtures thereof, and a friction reducer, wherein the friction reducer is a polyacrylamide.

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