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Combo hydraulic fracturing fluid concentrate having both drag reduction and sand-carrying properties

US10323177B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2017
Grant dateJun 18, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2037

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

Abstract

A combo hydraulic fracturing fluid concentrate, is characterized by 1) firstly preparing “water-in-water” dispersion polymer drag reducer A, which is synthesized via dispersion polymerization to obtain water-soluble macromolecular colloidal particles dispersed in an aqueous solution of inorganic salts; 2) secondly, adding a dispersion B, which is a polymeric viscosifier, having shear-thinning properties, dispersed in aqueous inorganic salt solution; wherein the percentage by weight of drag reducing agent to viscosifier dispersion B is 20-80:80-20.

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