Method and apparatus for hydrating a gel for use in a subterranean formation
US7048432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S507/904
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for hydrating a gel for treating a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The method includes directing a base fluid through an inlet into a mixer having an inner chamber housing a plurality of impellers extending radially from and rotating about a hub, causing a centrifugal motion of the base fluid, feeding a quantity of gel into the mixer, mixing the gel with the base fluid and discharging the now-hydrated gel from the inner chamber through an outlet of the mixer. A prewetting device may also be used. Thereafter, a variety of additives may be added to the gel fluid mix to form a fluid treatment to be introduced into a subterranean formation.
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