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Method for determining unconventional liquid imbibition in low-permeability materials

US10365200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY · SA

Inventors

Hui-Hai Liu · Shanghai, CN
Bitao Lai · Katy, US
Jinhong Chen · Fujian, CN

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2016
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2015/0866
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to methods for determining imbibition of hydraulic fracturing fluids into hydrocarbon-bearing formations. More specifically, the disclosure relates to laboratory methods for determining certain unconventional flow parameters to measure the imbibition over time of hydraulic fracturing fluids into a low-permeability hydrocarbon-bearing rock formation.

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