Methods for enhancing fracture conductivity in subterranean formations
US8082994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/267
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods of enhancing the conductivity of fractures in subterranean formations comprising: providing a propped fracture in a subterranean formation wherein a plurality of proppant particulates reside in at least a portion of the fracture; providing a displacement fluid; introducing the displacement fluid into the propped fracture in the subterranean formation at a rate that is at least the matrix rate of the subterranean formation; and allowing the displacement fluid to displace at least a portion of the plurality of proppant particulates, thereby forming at least one channel in the propped fracture.
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