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Fracturing with foamed cement

US5358047A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1993
Grant dateOct 25, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/261
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of stimulating a subterranean formation using a foamed cement composition. When hardened, the cement composition has a permeability of at least about 0.3 darcies. The inventive formation stimulation method comprises the steps of: (a) injecting the foamed cement composition into the formation at a pressure sufficient to fracture the formation and (b) allowing the cement composition to harden in the formation.

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