Formation treatment method using deformable particles
US6059034A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K8/80
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A subterranean formation is treated by injecting a blend of fracture proppant material and deformable particulate material into the formation. The deformable particulate material may combine with the fracture proppant material to increase fracture conductivity, reduce fines generation, and/or reduce proppant flowback. The fracture proppant material may be a material such as sand, and the deformable particulate material may be a material such as polystyrene divinylbenzene beads.
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